NHAI, Indraprastha Institute sign MoU to improve availability of road signs

Hyderabad: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT Delhi), a technical university established by Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) to leverage artificial intelligence solutions for improvement in availability of road signs on National Highways.

By harnessing the potential of Al and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), NHAI aims to enhance road safety for all national highway users by embracing innovation and adopting advanced technologies.

As a part of the agreement, IIIT Delhi will conduct surveys for collecting imagery and data related to availability and condition of road signages on selected national highways stretches. About 25,000 km of the network will be covered. The data collected through surveys will be processed by IIIT Delhi through AI for identification and classification of road signs. The survey report will include geo- stamped inventory of existing road signs, categorisation, their structural condition and other ancillary data.