AI-based iRASTE helps reduce road accidents

Hyderabad : A locally designed artificial intelligence-based system has reduced road accidents involving RTC buses by 40 per cent, as compared to the buses that did not have the system, its developers have stated. The pilot programme began in July 2022 with 190 AI-based advanced driver assistance system devices and 10 driver monitoring system units installed on 200 buses. “RTC crash statistics for April 2023 to March 2024 show that buses equipped with ADAS reported 40 per cent fewer accidents compared to non-ADAS buses on the same routes,” said Govind Krishnan, programme manager, iRASTE. iRASTE is an AI-based advanced driver assistance system, developed by IHub-Data, a Central government-funded technology innovation hub located at IIIT Hyderabad, in collaboration with Intel and INAI, the Applied AI Research Centre of IIIT Hyderabad. Drivers receive four types of alerts The Intelligence Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering, developed by IHub-Data, is an AI-based advanced driver assistance system Forward collision warning to prevent hitting vehicles in the front Geadway monitoring and warning for maintaining a safe distance Pedestrian collision warning if pedestrians, cyclists or two-wheeler riders come in front of the vehicle Lane departure warning for changing lanes without turning on the indicator or drifting away from roads.