The Danish Road Directorate is preparing an upcoming purchase of a system that can recognize road pavement damages and, with an associated AI solution, register pavement damage, their extent and location. The type of pavement damages of interest includes cracks, alligator cracking and potholes. For this purpose, the Danish Road Directorate wants to engage in a dialogue with relevant market players. The aim is to map possible solutions for recording road damages by using AI or machine learning. In connection with the market dialogue, the Danish Road Directorate will carry out a test of relevant equipment’s to clarify their repeatability and their reproducibility, in relation to a reference defined by the Danish Road Directorate. The market dialogue and the associated testing of equipment shall determine the quality and accuracy of equipment offered by suppliers in the market. The purpose of this is to qualify the Danish Road Directorate's further process for the procurement of such a system. Brief description of project: Traditionally, inspection and registration of road surface damage uses either a visual inspection or advanced measuring equipment. In both cases, such registrations are typically made once a year. The Danish Road Directorate wants the traditional registrations of road damage to be supplemented with registrations done by system and associated AI detection. The aim is to obtain a higher frequency of objective measurements so that any pavement damage is recorded as early as possible. Thereby, repairs and maintenance can be carried out as an immediate action. Through a pilot project, the Danish Road Directorate has found that the use of a system mounted in a vehicle's windscreen and a suitable AI technology provides the needed registration of road damages, as mentioned above. Based on the outcome of the pilot study, the Danish Road Directorate has decided to tender out the purchase of this technology, in 2025. The pilot project also clarified that, internationally, there are several different technologies and solutions available, that potentially meets the Danish Road Directorate's needs. The pilot project, however, also showed that there is a need to determine the quality of these methods, particularly in relation to the traditionally methods used by the Danish Road Directorate over the past decades. Based on the above, the Danish Road Directorate will carry out this market analysis, together with an actual quality assurance test, of available equipment’s and methods. Process for the market dialogue: The market dialogue, and the associated tests, will take place in Denmark at Guldalderen 12, 2640 Hedehusene from March 3, 2025, at 12:00 until March 4, 2025 at 14:00. Technology providers, of the above-mentioned technology, with an interest in participating in the market dialogue and associated tests, are asked to contact: Mr. Victor Gauguin Gammelgaard on vicga@vd.dk or Mr. Bjarne Schmidt on bjs1@vd.dk no later than February 10, 2025 at 12:00. Please include the following in the expression of interest: - a brief description of the company's proposed solution approach. - expected participants from the company (name and title) - Special highlights, interests, and requirements for participating in the dialogue meeting and testing. After the deadline for inquiries, the Danish Road Directorate will review the expressions of interest received and thereafter provide further details and information concerning the execution of the market dialogue and tests. Note: For resource reasons, the Danish Road Directorate reserves the right to limit the number of participants. This will be based on the aim of having a broad as possible representation of solution approaches. Any questions about the above can be directed to Mr. Victor Gauguin Gammelgaard on vicga@vd.dk or Mr. Bjarne Schmidt on bjs1@vd.dk
