Dwarka Expressway to get India's first AI-based traffic system that can detect 14 types of traffic violations
India has launched an AI traffic system on Delhi's Dwarka Expressway. The system aims to enhance safety and enforce traffic laws. It uses cameras and sensors for real-time monitoring. Violations are sent to enforcement agencies. Toll rates may decrease on roads with flyovers. This change could lower costs for commercial vehicles. The government is working towards smarter, safer highways.
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In a first, India has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) on Delhi's Dwarka Expressway . The system, developed by the Indian Highways Management Company Ltd ( IHMCL ) and implemented under the supervision of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), aims to improve highway safety and law enforcement. The project also covers a 28-kilometre stretch of NH-48 from Shiv Murti to Kherki Daula , forming a 56.46-kilometre digital traffic management corridor, a TOI report stated.The ATMS includes high-resolution PTZ cameras, video incident detection systems (VIDES), vehicle-actuated speed displays, variable message signboards, and a central control room. This room is connected to local and national emergency response services, enabling quicker responses to incidents on the road.According to Amrit Singha, Chief Product Officer at IHMCL, 'These are all challanable incidents as per the Motor Vehicle Act.' He said the system can detect up to 14 types of traffic violations such as speeding, triple riding, and not wearing seatbelts. The violations are sent directly to enforcement agencies through the NIC e-Challan portal.In a statement, NHAI said, 'The Command Centre acts as the digital brain of the corridor, enabling quick deployment of emergency units during accidents, fog conditions, road obstructions, or animal intrusion.'In a parallel development, the Ministry of Road Transport has approved a change in toll pricing for road stretches where over 50% of the route includes structures like flyovers, underpasses, and tunnels. These sections will now be tolled at five times the base rate, down from the existing ten times. The decision is expected to be notified in the coming days.At present, a car trip on the 28.5-kilometre Dwarka Expressway costs about Rs 317. Of this route, 21 kilometres are elevated. Once the new rates come into force, the cost is likely to drop to around Rs 153.While private car users may see limited benefit due to the government's upcoming annual toll pass scheme, the revised toll rates are expected to reduce operational costs for commercial and heavy vehicle operators using such corridors regularly.With the rollout of the ATMS and the change in toll rules, the government is pushing towards a more intelligent highway system. The moves are expected to improve road safety, reduce traffic violations, and offer better value to commuters and transporters using high-infrastructure expressways.(With inputs from TOI)
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