DfT updates industry on transport technology at TTF Conference – live blog
The Department for Transport has a morning of updates at the Transport Technology Forum in Leicestershire. Follow our live blog of key points here: 9.36 Darren Capes of the DfT thanks Clearview Intelligence for its sponsorship of the event. He gives a history of the TTF and its importance in the sector, and hints on […]
Flow Labs and Seattle DoT sign agreement to analyze intersection efficiency
Flow Labs, a transportation software technology leader specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that makes roads cleaner, clearer and safer, announced an agreement with the Seattle DoT to deploy the company’s Traffic Signal Management platform across the city’s University District. Flow Labs’ Integrated Connected Vehicle Data (ICVD) Platform seamlessly integrates Seattle’s roadway infrastructure data, capturing high […]
Hull City Council harnesses innovative AI technology to tackle congestion
Hull City Council has bolstered its efforts to reduce congestion and improve traffic management through the trial use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Following an initial AI-powered traffic management trial in Hull – conducted in collaboration with Huddersfield-based AI pioneers Simplifai Systems – Hull City Council have proudly shared encouraging data which shows a significant reduction in […]
Bosch teams up with Microsoft to explore new frontiers with generative AI for safer roads
It’s a scenario that no driver ever wants to see: a ball rolling out into the road. The chances are it will be followed immediately by a child in hot pursuit, oblivious to any traffic. But while human drivers can assess this situation using their contextual knowledge, today’s assisted and automated driving systems still have […]
AI urban traffic management solution gains patent
A patent has been granted for a new traffic management system created by AI company Simpifai Systems and the University of Huddersfield’s artificial intelligence experts. Professor of AI Mauro Vallati and the AI4UTMC research team, including Dr Rongge Guo, Saumya Bhatnagar, and Dr Francesco Percassi, have been working with Simplifai on the use of artificial […]
TomTom works with Microsoft to bring Generative AI into the vehicle
Location and navigation company TomTom has announced it’s working with Microsoft to “bring the benefits of generative artificial intelligence to the global automotive industry”. It says that by leveraging Microsoft’s advancements in AI, TomTom has developed a fully integrated, AI-powered conversational automotive assistant that enables more sophisticated voice interaction with infotainment, location search, and vehicle […]
Road safety improved at notorious junctions thanks to Nota AI’s Safe Crossing solution
An artificial intelligence pedestrian detection and warning solution has been proved to reduce collisions and near misses at a notoriously dangerous junction in South Korea. The Nota AI Safe Crossing technology was introduced into a non-disclosed area of the country to improve safety where visibility for drivers was seen as particularly challenging. This spot was […]
CIHT urges UK Government to focus on data in AI regulation whitepaper
In response to a recent whitepaper consultation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has advised the UK Government that there needs to be a greater consideration of the role data, local authorities and national bodies have in supporting AI technologies. The CHIT has said there needs to be a […]
Mercedes-Benz uses ChatGPT for in-car voice control upgrade
Mercedes-Benz is expanding the use of artificial intelligence and integrating it into the voice control of its vehicles. It says that, by adding ChatGPT, voice control via the MBUX Voice Assistant’s Hey Mercedes will become even more intuitive. An optional beta programme will start June 16, 2023 in the U.S. for over 900.000 vehicles equipped […]
Nota AI installs advanced smart crosswalk solution to enhance road safety
The South Korean traffic solutions start-up Nota AI, which specialises in using Artificial Intelligence to better manage road intersections, has installed a smart crosswalk on a main road in the country to improve real-time safety for pedestrians in a busy city. To ensure safe driving practices, vehicles approaching the crossing will be instructed to reduce […]