The deep learning model produces very high-resolution crash risk maps.

It’s part of a growing movement that uses AI to predict risks and help prevent accidents.

Precog AI?

Two people at a car accident at an intersection of the road.

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“We already see this with weather modeling, accidents modeling, and other dangerous events.”

AI likely will be deeply integrated into autonomous vehicles of the future, Zhou predicted.

“This ability to quantitatively measure safety issues will have a lot of impact in the future.”

Crash Maps for Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Boston.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology