Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a predictive traffic system that combines historical traffic data with real-time updates from GPS-enabled devices in order to build real-time maps for drivers. The services, which runs on the Live platform, grew out of research by Eric Horvitz, who has been working on the project for four years. The ClearFlow system is the result of Microsoft’s application of machine learning and intelligence as it’s applied to the daily life of people. The application combines data from 71 cities with contextual information about the area to forecast traffic patterns.
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Microsoft Taps AI to Outsmart Traffic
Posted by: Brad King April 10, 2008 01:24 PMMicrosoft on Thursday unveiled a predictive traffic system that combines historical traffic data with real-time updates from GPS-enabled devices in order to build real-time maps for drivers. The services, which runs on the Live platform, grew out of research by Eric Horvitz, who has been working on the project for four years. The ClearFlow system is the result of Microsoft’s application of machine learning and intelligence as it’s applied to the daily life of people. The application combines data from 71 cities with contextual information about the area to forecast traffic patterns.