Klimator x Automotive Market

Our base model has global coverage and our enhanced model covers the majority of Europe as well as critical areas in the US. We are continuously expanding our enhanced model coverage. Contact us for more information on the exact areas.

Our models are built and developed on the knowledge basis of road climatology, using a combination of ruled-based algorithms and machine learning to find correlations between road surface, surroundings, and the micro-weather. Vehicle data is not a required input to obtain the necessary and valued output. However, vehicle data can be a useful input in real-time cross-validation, which we often employ when working with OEMs.

We validate in numerous steps, both qualitative and quantitative. The overall approach we employ is out-of-bag cross-validation - which we do on every forecast and for every station, continuously and on the entire road network.  We also employ qualitative validation with laser data for selected road stretches and periods.  

With our unparalleled legacy within road climatology research, being the founding entity of the topic, we have know-how no other can contend with. Important to understand is that we apply our knowledge for our customers to gain a fundamental understanding of the prevailing and future road conditions and not the general weather, which many other market actors sell in sophisticated, but essentially ineffective, packages.

Our abilities have resulted in a unique set of USPs that we proudly highlight:

• Unique resolution of 25-250m road segments
• Full coverage 0-18h forecast over a complete road network
• One global specification
• Broad coverage
• 15 min forecast update
• Map agnostic
• Ability to integrate new data sources
• Proactive data instead of reactive data
• Data that goes RCD the line of sight - providing critical information at the right time

Accuracy can be determined once the scope of service, requirements, and definition of accuracy is established with OEM.  Also, requirements on accuracy tend to vary depending on the use case. Contact us for more information. 

Klimator is foremost a software company. However, for testing and after-market applications we provide a hardware setup, which may be seen below. In automotive serial production applications, customers acquire sensors on their own according to our specifications.

NIR laser

Yes, in theory. But practically it is not advised, as recalibration needs to be performed as well as reinstallation, resulting in higher costs and ineffective project execution. 

Installation and calibration (predefined calibration routine). 

The road is seldom homogenous, as the wheel tracks usually have a different road condition that the rest of the road surface. Hence, we need two laser points to cover the two areas of interest, in the wheel track as well as in between. This provides us with a good data set that represents the prevailing condition of the road surface AHEAD of the vehicle. 

Depends on the conditions. But in good conditions, we have a range of approximately 50 m.

Europe, Japan, the US

Yes, we have multiple ongoing projects combining these technologies.