Enabling next-generation AI and mobility solutions through automated, GDPR-compliant synthetic data as-a-service.
Project Completion: SYNTRA – Synthetic Traffic Data Generation for Reliable AI in Mobility
SYNTRA, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, marks the successful completion of a 10-month experiment advancing synthetic data generation for mobility. The project brought together NovelSense, Fraunhofer IOSB, SDIL, Know-Center, and Percipio/4PDIH to deliver a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for generating high-quality, customizable traffic datasets.
The core aim: enable scalable, privacy-compliant data for training and benchmarking AI traffic systems—particularly where real-world data is scarce, expensive, or sensitive under GDPR. NovelSense led the technical development, optimizing data pipelines and integrating hardware-aware AI model tuning. A minimum viable product (MVP) was deployed, providing “one-click” access to synthetic traffic datasets for engineers, researchers, and smart city innovators.
Key Results & Technological Impact
The project achieved several key milestones:
- Developed an automated, scalable pipeline for generating synthetic traffic scenes, including edge cases and rare events
- Demonstrated that synthetic data can boost AI model accuracy and halve inference latency (ABAKUS.AI module)
- Released an MVP SaaS platform supporting custom dataset orders, real-time augmentation, and download—fully GDPR-compliant
- Built strategic partnerships and piloted use cases with Smart City Systems and infrastructure providers
The SYNTRA approach stands out through flexible data customization, seamless SaaS delivery, and robust validation with real-world and synthetic data. Notably, all data is generated “Made in Germany” and designed for direct commercial use.
Outlook & EU Strategy
By lowering the entry barrier for data-driven mobility innovation, SYNTRA supports the EU’s vision for a trusted, federated data space. The platform will continue to evolve with more data types, new partner pilots, and further SaaS enhancements, supporting safer autonomous driving and smarter urban planning across Europe.
For more about the project’s origins, see the original SYNTRA launch announcement here.