AI picks up 2,000 road defects a week for disaster-hit NSW council
A NSW council says artificial intelligence is identifying 2,000 cases of damage and hazards affecting local roads and footpaths a week.
24 April, 2024
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AI road maintenance trial extended to two NSW councils
Two NSW councils are participating in a trial of AI-driven road maintenance technology following a pilot using TfNSW vehicles.
10 July, 2023
Smart tech helps identify potholes before they form
New predictive AI technology that can be installed on buses and garbage trucks to improve road maintenance will soon be available to NSW LGAs.
13 July, 2022
WA councils warn freight rail closure will rip-up local roads
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has hit out at Brookfield Rail’s planned closure of two grain freight lines in the state’s Wheatbelt, claiming that the shutdown will force thousands of heavy trucks onto local roads which can’t deal with the big-wheeled burden unless councils are allocated new funding for upgrades. […]
9 October, 2013
O’Farrell to privatise road maintenance
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales government is planning to outsource the state’s $900 million a year road maintenance operations in a move that will send around 500 public sector jobs to private contractors. The government has confirmed that the Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) of NSW is now finalising the […]
25 January, 2013
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