AI traffic cops all set to take over Delhi's anarchic streets from policemen

Soon, artificial intelligence (AI) could automate away big, burly, bald policemen waving frantically at snarled-up traffic, sounding raucous and insistent whistles, because here come the AI traffic cops -- who are all set to take over Delhi's anarchic streets, from human policemen, following a central government nod for Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), Daily News and Analysis reported. ITMS will gradually automate away the traffic system's manual interface to a minimum, with the first phase likely to get over by April 2019. Explaining the tech, a police officer in the report said: "Ideally, a traffic official on the road would leave the carriageway open for equal minutes in order to ensure smooth flow of traffic. In such a scenario, not all carriageways will have heavy volume. With AI coming in place, the signals would work according to the volume of traffic on each road."