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Israeli Mobileye technology is being used to make safer New York City taxis.

Throughout the years, and even more in recent months, there have been many deaths oc-curring on New York City roads. Vision Zero was implemented to lessen the amount of accidents, but now they’re taking it a step further and turning to Israeli technology to keep taxi drivers in check.

Last week, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) Commissioner, Meera Joshi, announced the launch of the TLC’s Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) Pilot Program, ac-cording to the Times of Israel.

The program includes the installation of Mobileye, which monitors drivers’ driving and alerts them when they are tailgating, veering out of their lane, and turning without signal-ing.

The technology can also alert drivers when they get too close to a pedestrian or cyclist, detect debris, curbs, constructions zones, lights and specific signs. If a driver doesn’t seem like they will brake in time, the innovative system will do that too.

During these instances an alarm will go off, bringing the violation to their attention and forcing taxi drivers to proceed with caution. It gives them the opportunity to redeem themselves, versus receiving a heavy fine.

The technology was developed at Hebrew University by Professor Amnon Shashua and has spread throughout the world, becoming one of the most pertinent road safety sys-tems.

Mobileye is now standard on models from nearly all car makers in the US, Japan, and Eu-rope. They have struck deals with companies such as BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Mo-tors, Nissan, Peugot, Tesla and truck manufactures.

In addition to Mobileye systems, rear cameras will also be installed. Both camera systems will be hooked up to “black boxes,” which will record everything about a ride, including alarms set off by the Mobileye and IonFleet camera systems, as well as vehicle dynamics such as speed, acceleration, braking, and abrupt turns, as reported by the Times of Israel.

The system was installed last week in ten cabs, and plans are to add more gradually over the next few months. If the program proves to be a success, it may be widely implement-ed, the TLC said.

“The VST Pilot Program will give us a bird’s eye view of what is actually happening on the road and the mere presence of a black box will keep drivers mindful of the responsi-bility they have behind the wheel,” said Commissioner Joshi.

(JPupdates)

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