Road Accidents

With an aim to prevent accidents and people travelling without tickets, made-in-India AI will be in use. The AI tech has been integrated into a camera that uses features like facial recognition and face tracking to monitor if a person is sleeping or even using a mobile while driving. India Mobile Congress 2023 (IMC 2023), where we saw RailTel work on a next-gen AI solution, preventing travel without ticket.

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana briefed about the total number of deaths caused by road accidents, which have increased in the national capital. The number has increased from 1151 in 2020 to 1180 in 2021. The commissioner believes that the increase has been caused due to a rise in major traffic offences like overspeeding and triple riding.

In the USA Orlando, a Tesla car running on autopilot mode, sitting a 27-old-man driver, narrowly hit the police patrol car while the officer was helping a driver of a disabled vehicle and also rammed into the other vehicle on August 28. Reportedly, the officer got unhurt while both the drivers received minor injuries. However, Tesla didn't issue any statement on the failure of the system.

Around 97% of drivers opine that distraction by mobile phones while driving is the major cause of the road accidents, revealed Ford India's survey 'Cartesy 2.0'. The survey sampling 1,561 participants nationwide also mentioned aggressive driving and lack of education as other reasons behind road accidents. Terming training practices "inadequate", driver licensing expert Anil Chikkara said, "there is a need to start this education about rules… read-more