QTRHF - North Dakota DOT Selects Quarterhill's iTHEIA™ AI Classification System for Traffic Monitoring | Benzinga
- Quarterhill will supply and maintain iTHEIA™ video-based AI traffic count and classification systems at 17 sites across North Dakota.
- Vehicle count and classification data from iTHEIA, an advanced AI-powered, video-based system, will provide essential data for highway planning, design, maintenance, and management in the state.
TORONTO, June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill" or the "Company") (TSX:QTRH) (OTCQX:QTRHF), announced today that it has been awarded two contracts valued at $1.5 million for the supply and maintenance of iTHEIA™ AI Video Automatic Traffic Recorders ("ATR") in the western and eastern regions of North Dakota. All financial information in this press release is reported in U.S. dollars.
The two contracts involve iTHEIA™ upgrades for 14 existing traffic data collection sites located across the state and the installation of three additional sites at Bismarck Expressway, Buxton, and Bowesmont. This expansion will use artificial intelligence ("AI") to bolster the North Dakota Department of Transportation ("NDDOT") data collection capabilities, ensuring comprehensive traffic data collection throughout the year.
These AI-powered ATR sites will play a critical role in collecting vehicle count and classification data, which is essential for highway planning, design, maintenance, and management in North Dakota. Traffic volume counts, including data on commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, are crucial inputs for traffic engineering and planning analyses. This data supports the development of infrastructure project design parameters, which are vital inputs for road construction plans.
To meet these objectives, the NDDOT will utilize Quarterhill's iTHEIA™ non-intrusive data collection solution. iTHEIA™ utilizes video and machine learning for ...