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Israeli Artificial Intelligence Company Improves Highway Safety in Las Vegas


(AP) The Nevada Highway Patrol says a yearlong partnership between public safety agencies and Israeli startup technology firm Waycare resulted in a 17% reduction in crashes along a portion of northbound Interstate 15 just west of the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The crash prevention pilot program uses in-vehicle information, cameras, sensors and other traffic data to develop prediction models to understand road conditions in real time. When an area at high risk for an incident is identified, Waycare alerts traffic agencies when and where to take preventive action. Waycare has carried out a similar program in Tel Aviv, and it started a crash prevention program last year in Tampa, Florida. Tina Quigley, general manager for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), said, "We are identifying accidents up to 12 minutes faster with the Waycare platform.
2018-11-23 00:00:00
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