Manchester to install AI sensors to boost active travel

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will install 100 AI-powered sensors around the city-region to collect real-time data on cycling and walking.

The transit operator has partnered with Vivacity Labs for the project, as part of its plans to develop an extensive active travel network across the city.

The sensors will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture anonymous traffic counts across a selected ‘count line’, and can show the interactions between pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles.

Richard Nickson, TfGM Programme Director for Cycling and Walking, said: “We’ve already made great progress this year in delivering the UK’s largest cycling and walking netw...