Case Study: Ranger improves roadside worker safety with Samsung and SmartCone's RoadDefender

Ranger cuts roadside near-miss incidents and speeds worker alerts with Samsung

The customer, a large construction company in Florida named Ranger, faced the critical challenge of protecting its roadside workers from life-threatening traffic accidents after a fatal incident. Seeking a tech-powered safety solution, Ranger's need aligned with a Florida Department of Transportation challenge, which attracted innovators SmartCone and the vendor, Samsung.

The solution implemented by Samsung, in partnership with SmartCone, was the RoadDefender system, which uses AI-powered threat detection and delivers real-time alerts via rugged Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra wearables. The results included workers feeling significantly safer, with a measurable reduction in near-miss incidents and reaction times improved by up to fourfold compared to traditional safety methods. Samsung's hardware provided the crucial, instinctive alert system that helped Ranger's crews avoid danger.

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