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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Artificial Intelligence-powered project, ‘iRASTE’ which aims to reduce road accidents, has been launched on a pilot basis in which city by the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways?
A
New Delhi
B
Bengaluru
C
Nagpur
D
Ghaziabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday launched “iRASTE”, an Artificial Intelligence-powered project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra with the aim of reducing accidents by 50 per cent.

Detailed explanation-2: -AI can improve road traffic by reducing human error, speeding up the process of detection and response to accidents, as well as improving safety. With the advancement of computer vision, the quality of data and predictions made with video analytics has increased ten-folds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The project ‘Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering’ (iRASTE) at Nagpur will identify potential accident-causing scenarios while driving a vehicle and alert drivers about the same with the help of the Advance Driver Assistance System (ADAS).

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