In a exclusive collaborative initiative amongst the government, market, and academia towards advancing road security, Intel, INAI, IIIT-H (International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad), CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra and NMC (Nagpur Municipal Corporation) have collectively launched Project iRASTE (intelligent Solutions for Road Safety via Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. Leveraging the energy of Artificial Intelligence (AI), this project aims to decrease road accidents in Nagpur city by upto 50% and produce a blueprint to Vision Zero for the nation. Project iRASTE was not too long ago launched in Nagpur by the minister for road transport & highways, Nitin Gadkari.
Nivruti Rai, nation head, Intel India and vice president, Intel Foundry Services mentioned, “This is a unique collaborative initiative that brings together critical players to drive road safety in Nagpur and develop a blueprint for country-wide adoption towards Vision Zero.” Project iRASTE focusses on 3 crucial aspects— car security, mobility evaluation and road infrastructure security. It aims to re-consider road security with the predictive energy of AI. Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) will offer you an economical way to boost the security of fleets and road customers. ADAS alerts, alongside driver assessments and coaching can notably strengthen driver functionality. Mobility evaluation will constantly monitor dynamic dangers of the whole road network to define grey and black spots—areas that are higher danger or accident-prone.
Under this project, Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s fleet of cars will be equipped with collision avoidance technologies that can decrease accidents and close to misses by up to 60%. Sensors in these technologies will also assist map the dynamic danger of the whole road network (grey spot map) for the initially time. Road upkeep agencies can use such facts to avoid accident-prone zones (black spots) ahead of they claim lives.
Project iRASTE will conduct detailed research to suggest engineering fixes for current black spots and implement an AI-powered program for continuous monitoring of road infrastructure top quality.
Project iRASTE uniquely leverages the experience and capabilities of every of the partners. Intel India brings onboard systems based on ADAS technologies. CSIR-CRRI brings domain experience in road engineering and IIIT-Hyderabad is undertaking AI-based study to address population-scale road security via the INAI centre for applied AI study. Finally, automobile enterprise Mahindra & Mahindra will conduct road security public awareness applications and driver trainings in Nagpur.