In India’s ambitious pursuit of safer roadways, the integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) stands as a transformative approach to mitigate road accidents and enhance overall traffic safety. The prevalence of road crashes attributed to human error, including driver inattention and lapses in alertness, underscores the critical need for technological interventions that can pre-emptively ...

In a pioneering effort to enhance road safety, researchers at IIT Hyderabad, led by Dr. Digvijay S. Pawar, Associate Professor from Transportation Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering, have published a new study on the effectiveness and acceptance of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems among Indian drivers. This study, published in the Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, is the first ...

Studies show that human factors are the leading cause of road accidents, responsible for about 57% of incidents, while vehicle and roadway factors contribute only 3% each, with the remaining incidents stemming from a combination of these elements. Some studies even suggest that human errors account for over 90% of accidents. In response to this pressing concern, IIT Roorkee has ...

Tecsidel India Pvt Ltd has installed  AI-based cameras  on the Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway  to enhance traffic management and road safety.  The key points: Traffic Monitoring: The AI cameras monitor real-time traffic conditions, helping manage congestion and ensuring smooth traffic flow. Most importantly, the cameras will be integrated  for GNSS for GNSS validation. Violation Detection: The cameras can automatically detect traffic violations ...

In collaboration with Trafficinfratech magazine, ITS India Forum conducted a webinar on May 10 to define the outline of various stakeholder Committees’ terms of reference, timelines, key deliverables, and structure and ensure effective communication and collaboration among all the members. More than 15 specialized committees were formed as recommended by the members comprising 100 plus domain experts & policy makers ...

A research partnership of technology and industry experts led by carbon removal company CO2CO, materials giant Tarmac, sustainable materials innovation company Nanolyse Technologies Ltd, Imperial College, London and the University of Sheffield is working on producing low carbon ‘bio bitumen’ made from algae. The team is trying to use algae as a biomass source material to produce a black, viscous, ...

Event cameras are a recent innovation based on a different principle. Instead of a constant frame rate, they have smart pixels that record information every time they detect fast movements. Gehrig and Scaramuzza came up with a hybrid system that combines the best of both worlds: It includes a standard camera that collects 20 images per second, a relatively low ...

Artificial intelligence combined with a novel bio-inspired camera achieves 100 times faster detection of pedestrians and obstacles than current automotive cameras. This important step for computer vision and AI and can greatly improve the safety of automotive systems and self-driving cars  Daniel Gehrig and Davide Scaramuzza from the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich (UZH) have combined a ...

A trial of the UPI based ticketing system was conducted at Sealdah station of East-West line recently as the Kolkata Metro railway authorities with the help of State Bank of India and Centre for Railway Information systems are planning to introduce a Unified Payment Interface ticketing system. Once tested successfully, this ticketing system will be introduced in East-West Metro (Green ...

GreenCell Mobility has secured financing from the leading Japanese financial institution Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) for its transformative Electric Bus project in Uttar Pradesh. The project is expected to reduce approximately 2.35 lakh tonnes of gross CO2 emissions over its contract lifespan by facilitating the deployment of nine meters fully built pure AC Electric Buses across eight cities in ...