A pair of Teslas fitted with scanners have been used to capture building data at scale in a trial funded by Innovate UK, the Welsh government and the UK Space Agency.
The Innovate UK Net Zero Heat Programme trial used Teslas fitted with data capture specialist XRI’s Building Environment Scanning System (BESS). The cars scanned 1.5 million properties in three months earlier this year.
The XRI technology gathers images, thermal characteristics and dimensions from the roadside, on the go. This means data capture can happen year round with the infrared identifying heat defects, and LiDAR creating a point cloud, giving distances and dimensions. Computer vision and AI is used to isolate and identify components of the buildings.
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