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One U.S. City Is about to Get Smarter Buses that Hit Fewer People


(The Verge) Chris Ziegler - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the winner of its Smart City Challenge - a contest to award $40 million to one medium-size American city for next-gen infrastructure - will also get collision avoidance technology for every bus in the city's transit system. The tech comes from Mobileye, the Israeli firm that supplies driving sensors to the world's biggest automakers. The Mobileye Shield+ system involves an array of cameras retrofitted to existing buses, helping drivers "avoid and mitigate imminent collisions and protect road users including cyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists," according to the DOT. Alerts warn drivers when they're about to hit someone, and later the alerts are aggregated to build a map to see where the most dangerous hotspots are, to help city planners make better decisions.
2016-01-08 00:00:00
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