An intrusive blare rings out as a vehicle pulls up to the traffic lights at the Wong Sawang intersection. A Thai message reverberates in the air, courteously requesting, “Please don’t obstruct the zebra crossing. Thank you.” The alarm and its accompanying reminder will persist relentlessly until all drivers awaiting the signal’s shift from red to green have relocated their vehicles away from the pedestrian crossing, ensuring effective AI traffic control.
This is the raw embodiment of artificial intelligence (AI) being harnessed for a civic cause. City Hall has embarked on an AI traffic control initiative singularly focused on enhancing pedestrian safety across the capital. To this effect, cameras equipped with sensors have been installed at two major traffic junctions in Bangkok: Wong Sawang and Arun Amarin intersections.
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