Georgia researchers are studying the ways AI can reduce traffic accidents in Atlanta

Atlanta's traffic congestion infamy -- the city regularly makes every annual top list due to its bottlenecks -- is partially caused by car accidents at large, busy intersections. After a few accidents occur, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) may swoop in to assess the situation to make the intersection safer. But what if they could do that before the accidents happen? "Most crashes are preventable, which is the concept behind the'Vision Zero' Initiative," says Dr. Jidong Yang, assistant professor of civil engineering and director of Kennesaw State's Georgia Pavement and Traffic Research Center. Vision Zero was originally created in Sweden in the 1990s in order to streamline mobility within cities while eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries.