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Sparsh CCTV, a leading player in the field of video surveillance and security solutions, has become the first company across the globe to get a cyber-security IoTSCS certification for IoT product (CCTV Camera) from Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC). The entire product range by Sparsh CCTV is now cyber secured. In March 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information ...

AI-powered Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) will be introduced along Mumbai-Pune Expressway as per the latest reports.  AI and data analytics will  streamline vehicle flow and bolster road safety.  The RTO will monitor the system from the control room at Lonavala. ITMS will be able to  automatically recognize vehicle number plates, enabling  the police to issue e-challans for traffic violations. ...

The Road Emulsion Association (REA), UK has launched a ‘future-proof local roads’ campaign to increase the use of surface dressing. ‘Preventative and reactive maintenance can co-exist within the same strategy, but the emphasis must be on prioritising planned preventative maintenance processes to reduce the need for high-cost reactive responses. Surface dressing prevents water ingress, reducing cracks and potholes from forming. ...

Rajasthan is to become the first State in the country to adopt an action plan for road safety for the next 10 years. Accompanied by a government policy, it will be aimed at reducing road accidents in the State by 50% by 2030. The policy is expected to generate awareness among the public about road safety provisions and bring about ...

The CCTV project of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) which was inaugurated in March has now become operational recently with 460 locations under the surveillance of 1,524 high-definition closed-circuit television to help maintain law and order, monitor crime and track traffic violators in the city. Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. has implemented the Surveillance and Command & Control Led Service Orchestration ...

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 ...

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd, a Joint Venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors has established a Joint Venture with iTriangle Infotech, to develop and deliver fleet management solutions for truck and bus customers operating in various applications. Through this joint venture, VECV intends to further strengthen its innovative and industry leading surround-service portfolio for Eicher truck and bus customers to ...

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 ...