Local and state leaders in Michigan are teaming up with HAAS Alert to provide greater awareness to motorists of area fleet vehicles, both to protect the public and fleet drivers.

Using V2X Technology to Inform the Public

HAAS Alert's vehicle-to-everything (V2X) Safety Cloud platform delivers real-time alerts to drivers of upcoming roadway hazards like responding emergency vehicles and work zones.

The technology powers digital alerting features in millions of vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Chrysler, and Volkswagen, and on popular navigation applications like Waze.

Officials gathered to announce the technology deployment at an Automotive Innovation Leadership Reception hosted by Newlab at Michigan Central, where HAAS Alert is a leading startup.

The newest deployments include:

• At the state level, the Michigan Department of Transportation is activating Safety Cloud on a mixture of public safety and roadway maintenance vehicles including State Patrol vehicles, snow plows, work zone assets, and public transit buses. 
  
  The state is also developing workforce training resources on the installation and operation of digital alerting technology to pave the way for streamlining and standardizing future deployments.

• At the local level, the city of Dearborn announced it is activating Safety Cloud on 300 city vehicles and assets including fire trucks, police vehicles, ambulances, and public works vehicles. 
  
  As part of broader smart city initiatives prioritized by the mayor, Safety Cloud digital alerting will enhance safety for city workers and citizens and enable data-driven improvements in city fleet operations and road design over time.

“By equipping fleets and equipment across the state with Safety Cloud, Michigan is providing automakers with the ideal ecosystem for designing and launching lifesaving connected vehicle solutions at scale," HAAS Alert Founder and CEO Cory Hohs said.

Michigan is home to more than 7.2 million licensed drivers that collectively travel more than 95.1 billion miles on state roadways every year. 

“We're pleased to adopt this connected safety service across the state of Michigan," State Transportation Director Bradley C. Wieferich said. "The services provided by Safety Cloud can support our efforts to continue iterating on ways to better protect all Michigan road users, including our work force."