IIITH, Intel launch AI-powered road safety project

The iRASTE (intelligent solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) project aims to achieve up to 50 per cent decline in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a blueprint for the country. 

In a collaborative initiative towards advancing road safety, Intel, INAI, IIITH (International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad), CSIR-CRRI (Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra & Mahindra, and Nagpur Municipal Corporation jointly launched project iRASTE (intelligent solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) in Nagpur. There are plans to replicate the model in Hyderabad and other cities of India.  

The IIITH has ongoing projects with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on different aspects of road safety and had been gathering data over the last 2-3 years, in collaboration with Intel. Leveraging the power of artificial Intelligence, the iRASTE project (with a timeframe of two years) aims to achieve up to 50 per cent decline in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a blueprint for the country. 

Project iRASTE 

Project iRASTE focuses on vehicle safety, mobility analysis and road infrastructure safety. Under the project, Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) will provide alerts, while driver assessments and training can notably improve driver performance. Mobility analysis will continuously monitor dynamic risks of the entire road network to define grey and black spots -- areas that are high risk or accident-prone. Preventive maintenance of such stretches will avert black spots before they claim lives. Project iRASTE will conduct detailed studies to recommend engineering fixes for existing black spots and implement an AI-powered system for continuous monitoring of road infrastructure quality.  

Prof PJ Narayanan, Director, IIIT-H said, “Roads and vehicles are the lifeline of the country but are also fraught with danger to drivers and pedestrians. We look forward to playing a role in reducing accidents significantly through the iRASTE project in the coming years.” 

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