Every year, urban congestion costs the Australian economy $16.5 billion in the form of travel delays. In addition, the national equivalent cost of road crashes was approximated at $33.2 billion in 2016. In Melbourne alone, 492 people lost their lives in crashes at urban intersections between 2006 and 2019; more than half of these people were pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists. 

 

This presentation reports interesting insights and progress in an ongoing project conducted by the University of Melbourne AIMES team and Kapsch TrafficCom AG. The project aims to develop novel person-centric and safety-aware traffic management capabilities that benefit from recent advances in AI, image processing and communication technologies to revolutionise the practice of urban traffic control. The outcomes will significantly reduce traffic congestion costs and minimise crash fatalities and injuries. The major economic and social benefits of this project will serve the Australian general public and the everyday users of the urban network while boosting the productivity of economy. The scientific research outcomes will support the Intelligent Transport Systems industries in Australia including the project partners and the government transport authorities and operators in Australian capitals.