Traffic Optimization

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Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones
Traffic Optimization

Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones

Autonomous aircraft in the United Kingdom are getting their own superhighway. The UK government approved Project Skyway, a 165-mile system of interconnected drone-only flight routes.

August 3, 20222 min read
Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones
Traffic Optimization

Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones

Autonomous aircraft in the United Kingdom are getting their own superhighway. The UK government approved Project Skyway, a 165-mile system of interconnected drone-only flight routes.

August 3, 20222 min read
Meet the New Smart-Cities Champ: Chinese researchers win prizes for AI traffic safety.
Traffic Optimization

Meet the New Smart-Cities Champ: Chinese researchers win prizes for AI traffic safety.

Chinese researchers for the first time swept a competition to develop AI systems that monitor urban traffic. Chinese universities and companies won first and second place place in all five categories of the 2021 AI City Challenge.

July 28, 20211 min read
Meet the New Smart-Cities Champ: Chinese researchers win prizes for AI traffic safety.
Traffic Optimization

Meet the New Smart-Cities Champ: Chinese researchers win prizes for AI traffic safety.

Chinese researchers for the first time swept a competition to develop AI systems that monitor urban traffic. Chinese universities and companies won first and second place place in all five categories of the 2021 AI City Challenge.

July 28, 20211 min read
When Algorithms Manage Humans: Amazon drivers say AI unfairly graded their performance.
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When Algorithms Manage Humans: Amazon drivers say AI unfairly graded their performance.

Some delivery drivers fired by Amazon contend that the retailer’s automated management system played an unfair role in terminating their employment. Drivers in Amazon Flex, an Uber-like program that enables independent drivers to earn money delivering the company’s packages.

July 21, 20212 min read
When Algorithms Manage Humans: Amazon drivers say AI unfairly graded their performance.
Traffic Optimization

When Algorithms Manage Humans: Amazon drivers say AI unfairly graded their performance.

Some delivery drivers fired by Amazon contend that the retailer’s automated management system played an unfair role in terminating their employment. Drivers in Amazon Flex, an Uber-like program that enables independent drivers to earn money delivering the company’s packages.

July 21, 20212 min read
Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.
Traffic Optimization

Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.

Traffic signals controlled by AI are keeping vehicles rolling citywide. Several U.S. cities are testing systems from Israel-based startup NoTraffic that promise to cut both commute times and carbon emissions.

July 7, 20212 min read
Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.
Traffic Optimization

Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.

Traffic signals controlled by AI are keeping vehicles rolling citywide. Several U.S. cities are testing systems from Israel-based startup NoTraffic that promise to cut both commute times and carbon emissions.

July 7, 20212 min read
The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act
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The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act

The European Union proposed sweeping restrictions on AI technologies and applications. The executive arm of the 27-nation EU published draft rules that aim to regulate, and in some cases ban, a range of AI systems.

April 28, 20212 min read
The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act
Traffic Optimization

The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act

The European Union proposed sweeping restrictions on AI technologies and applications. The executive arm of the 27-nation EU published draft rules that aim to regulate, and in some cases ban, a range of AI systems.

April 28, 20212 min read
Near-Miss Detection: Traffic monitoring AI predicts odds of collisions.
Traffic Optimization

Near-Miss Detection: Traffic monitoring AI predicts odds of collisions.

AI is helping avert traffic accidents by assessing the risk of car crashes at specific intersections. MicroTraffic, a Canadian video analytics company, predicts the odds that accidents will occur at intersections that traditional methods overlook.

August 19, 20201 min read
Near-Miss Detection: Traffic monitoring AI predicts odds of collisions.
Traffic Optimization

Near-Miss Detection: Traffic monitoring AI predicts odds of collisions.

AI is helping avert traffic accidents by assessing the risk of car crashes at specific intersections. MicroTraffic, a Canadian video analytics company, predicts the odds that accidents will occur at intersections that traditional methods overlook.

August 19, 20201 min read

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