MK's network of AI sensors to monitor travel in real time

Artificial Intelligence (AI) sensors are to be installed at every major junction and council car park in Milton Keynes to monitor movement of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians in real time. Around 2,500 sensors, provided by UK tech start-up Vivacity Lab, are due to be switched on early next year. The sensors will build up a picture of which areas of the town are most busy and at what times. "This will provide real-time congestion information that can help with strategic planning and journey planning," said Geoff Snelson, director of strategy & futures at Milton Keynes Council. Data of real-time movements could be used to manage the networks through roadside information or feeds to apps, said Snelson at the Imagine Festival in Milton Keynes, organised by the Transport Systems Catapult.