Intel, IIIT-Hyderabad and CSIR-CRRI launch AI-powered road safety project
Leveraging the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence), this project aims to achieve up to 50 per cent decline in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a blueprint for the country.
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 NMC (Nagpur Municipal Corporation) together launched Project iRASTE (intelligent solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. There are plans to replicate the model in other cities of India.
Leveraging the power of AI (Artificial Intelligence), this project aims to achieve up to 50 per cent decline in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a blueprint for the country. Project iRASTE has been launched in Nagpur by the Minister for Road Transport & Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari.
Commenting on the launch, 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. Intel is committed to enabling road safety and reducing fatalities in India through the use of technology solutions.”
Project iRASTE focuses on the key aspects of vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety. It aims to re-imagine road safety with the predictive power of AI.
Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) will provide alerts, alongside 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 blackspots before they claim lives.
Dr Shekhar C Mande, DG, CSIR said, this is an example of multi-institutional collaboration among different partners from academics, industry and government with complementary skills to address the problems faced by society on a daily basis.
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.”
Project iRASTE leverages the expertise and capabilities of each of the partners. Intel India brings onboard systems based on ADAS technology. CSIR-CRRI brings domain expertise in road engineering and IIIT-Hyderabad is undertaking AI-based research to address population-scale road safety through the INAI centre for applied AI research. Mahindra & Mahindra will conduct road safety public awareness programmes and driver training.
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