360° Radar for Highways

The Leading Provider of Stopped Vehicle Detection Technology

Navtech Radar’s Intelligent Transport System (ITS) will find a stopped vehicle, wrong-way driver, pedestrian, and obstruction in seconds so operators can get assistance to road users faster. The same system can provide further actionable data, such as vehicle count and classification.

RELIABLE IN POOR VISIBILITY

Works when you need it most

Navtech’s ITS solution for highways, ClearWay, works reliably in poor visibility, when accidents are more likely to happen. Roads are dynamic environments that can quickly become challenging due to darkness, dense fog, snow, spray, headlight and sun glare, or a combination of these factors impairing visibility. Unlike traditional camera systems, in these circumstances our radar technology continues to detect, locate and track incidents across the highway at the most critical times.

Proven effective on national schemes monitoring over 250 miles of motorway, and on smaller projects, our system offers high detection and low false alarm rates. ClearWay delivers a level of operational performance that makes any road where it is deployed significantly safer and more efficient.

Advancing safety, improving journeys

Comprehensive AID

Detects stopped vehicles and wrong-way drivers in seconds. Additional incident types include obstructions, slow, queue, wildlife and pedestrian detection, as well as hard shoulder monitoring.

360° long-range coverage

Alternative technologies only provide a snapshot of your network. ClearWay covers the entire freeway. It continually monitors traffic in all lanes, on both carriageways.

Reliable in poor visibility

Our radar technology works in poor visibility when accidents are more likely to happen, and light-based technologies can start to fail.

Automatic camera control

Supports operator efficiency and improves response times, with instant incident alerts, automatic camera control for visual context and low false alarm rates.

Multiple capabilities

Delivers comprehensive AID and actionable data such as count and classify from the same system, reducing the number of roadside technologies.

Network efficiency

Supports the safer management of part-time shoulder use and all lane running schemes. Provides early incident alerts, ramp monitoring and performance data to help keep traffic flowing.

Technical Specifications

CTS350 Operating at 76-77 GHz

KTS350 Operating in the Ka Band

Our patented 360° radar rotate at 4Hz, collecting 1,140,000 data points per rotation, and cover 12+ lanes of highway.

CTS350 Datasheet

The CTS350 radar is used for highways projects in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

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View the radar output

Watch our video to see an example of ClearWay raw radar data.

Maintenance-free radar

No roadside cleaning or hardware maintenance for 10+ years keeping roadworkers out of harm's way.

Partner network

We have a network of technology partners in Europe and the US to provide in country support.

FAQs

All-weather performance

A radar system transmits a signal in the form of a radio wave. When this signal encounters an object, it is reflected back and received by the radar's antenna. Due to their long wavelengths, radio waves can penetrate adverse weather conditions. This allows radar systems to function effectively in rain, fog and snow. Additionally, radar can operate in complete darkness and glare. It is radar’s uninterrupted performance in adverse conditions that means you can rely on it to work at the most critical times.

Software

Navtech’s highways radar rotates at 4Hz, providing a 360° scan of its full range four times per second. Using advanced radar analytics, the 360° radar scans are processed in real time to identify and track both stationary and moving objects. Rule-based software automates incident detection. Following the initial installation of the radar, remote access enables system optimisation to be carried out away from the roadside.

Integration

With an in-house software team, we can integrate with your existing PTZ cameras, video management system, and traffic management system.

Frequency

Our proven CTS350 radar is deployed around the world and works at 76-77 GHz. To meet frequency requirements in US, we use the KTS350 radar which operates in the Ka Band at 34-35 GHz. The radar has both FCC and NEMA TS2 Section 2 approval.

Ingress protection

Our radar have an IP67 rating and are rigorously tested at our production facility before they are released.

Radar spacing

Typical radar spacing on a highway is 500m / 1640ft for vehicle detection. We deliver to guaranteed detection, false alarm and time-to-detect rates. Spacing is dependent on the applications required, road characteristics and system performance specifications.

Radar comparison

CTS350

KTS350

Radius

Full range (diameter)

Range resolution

Measurement rate

Field of view

Azimuth sampling

Radar frequency

500m

1000m