The Integrated Transport Centre collaborates with Google to leverage AI data and technologies

The Integrated Transport Centre collaborates with Google to leverage AI data and technologies

Abu Dhabi: The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi, has announced that it has signed two agreements with the tech giant, Google. The agreements showcase UAE’s efforts that aim towards advancing the country's key AI priorities in the fields of research and sustainability.

The announcement was made during an event at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), where the ITC disclosed the launch of two initiatives, one of them is Project Green Light. An analytical system that utilizes AI techniques by collecting and analysing traffic data at intersections and providing recommendations that improve the efficiency of traffic lights in the emirate to help reduce traffic congestion, and therefore reducing CO2 emissions. As for the second initiative, Google’s AI Platform will be leveraged to analyse big data generated from Google Maps to forecast traffic and predict areas of traffic congestion, and develop proactive plans to minimize them.

The ITC will also receive real-time accurate data on the status of accidents and areas of traffic congestion from Google Maps.

The agreements signed by H.E. Mohamed Hussain Karmastaji, Executive Director of the ITC’s ITS Sector, and Google’s Philipp Schindler, SVP & Chief Business Officer, state