Intel, IIIT-H launch AI-based road safety project

Hyderabad: In a collaborative initiative towards advancing road safety, Intel, INAI, IIIT-H (International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad), CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation jointly launched Project iRASTE (intelligent solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. There are plans to replicate the model in Hyderabad and other […]

Hyderabad: In a collaborative initiative towards advancing road safety, Intel, INAI, IIIT-H (International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad), CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation jointly launched Project iRASTE (intelligent solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. There are plans to replicate the model in Hyderabad and other cities of India.

The IIIT-H has ongoing projects with GHMC on different aspects of road safety and had been gathering data over the last 2-3 years, in collaboration with Intel.

Leveraging the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence), the iRASTE project (with a timeframe of two years) aims to achieve up to 50 per cent decline in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a blueprint for the country.

Nivruti Rai, country head, Intel India and VP, Intel Foundry Services said, “Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence will play a transformational role in enabling smarter and safer vehicles, roads and drivers.”

Project iRASTE focuses on vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety. Under the project, Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) will provide alerts, while driver assessments and training can notably improve driver performance. Mobility analysis will continuously monitor dynamic risks of the entire road network to define grey and black spots – areas that are high risk or accident-prone. Preventive maintenance of such stretches will avert black spots before they claim lives.

Prof P J Narayanan, Director, IIIT-H said, “Roads and vehicles are the lifeline of the country but are also fraught with danger to drivers and pedestrians. We look forward to playing a role in reducing accidents significantly through the iRASTE project in the coming years.”