How artificial intelligence can speed up transportation engineering
Artificial intelligence is transforming transportation engineering through advanced algorithms that optimize traffic flow and monitor infrastructure. A notable example is a project from C2SMARTER — a U.S. Department of Transportation-funded Tier 1 University Transportation Center – in which researchers developed an AI system using traffic cameras to automatically track pedestrian behavior, measuring distances between people and monitoring crowd density. Originally used for COVID-19 social distancing, the technology now helps assess transit demand and parking violations.