The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) receives about 2,000 reports every year of people entering the right-of-way of its passenger rail system – creating a safety hazard and causing frequent service delays.
As part of the CTA’s Innovation Studio pilot program, STV is leveraging software developed by Derq, an award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics platform, to pilot AI-equipped cameras that will provide the agency will real-time data to better monitor and respond to track right-of-way intrusions by people or large objects.
The camera detection system is using a computer vision algorithm to identify intrusions and send details to CTA staff at its Control Center so action can be taken. The new system – which will be deployed over the next year – can potentially improve safety by enabling swift intervention when unauthorized people are on the tracks.
