Ride-hailing major Ola on Monday announced to expand its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based safety feature called'Guardian' across several cities in the country. 'Guardian' uses real-time data from rides to automatically detect irregular trip activity, including prolonged stops and unexpected route deviations. After running a pilot project, the feature is now live in 16 Indian cities as well as in Perth, Australia and Ola aims to take'Guardian' to more cities in the coming quarter. "We are focused on developing innovations that place customer safety at the heart of platform experience. Guardian brings together the precision of artificial intelligence with the assurance of human intervention, enabling a uniform and safe mobility experience across the markets we operate in," Arun Srinivas, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Ola, said in a statement.