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Ola, Microsoft partner to collect air quality data in Delhi-NCR
The project is expected to collect millions of data points over one year to complete the spectrum of variation in Delhi’s air-pollution. Ride-hailing company Ola on Monday said it has entered with Microsoft Research to measure street level air quality…
In the news | The Times of India
Microsoft automates driving license tests
Bengaluru: Microsoft is working with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Dehradun to automate driving license tests through its system named HAMS (Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety). HAMS was originally conceived as a system to monitor drivers and their driving, with…
In the news | The Indian Express
Microsoft provides Indian RTOs with AI software to take driving license tests
Microsoft has stated that its HAMS project enables the driver’s license testing to be an objective and transparent process. Microsoft has announced that its Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety (HAMS) AI project is being used at the Regional Transport Office, Dehradun,…
In the news | TechCrunch
Driving license tests just got smarter in India with Microsoft’s AI project
An AI project developed by a Microsoft Research team, HAMS uses a smartphone’s front and rear cameras and other sensors to monitor the driver (their gaze), and the road ahead of them.
In the news | Hindustan Times
Microsoft’s AI-based ‘HAMS’ automates driver license tests in India
Microsoft Research has developed a smartphone-based driving test system that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence to make a fair analysis of a driver’s ability before issuing him or her a license. The system has already been deployed at Dehradun…
In the news | Microsoft News
Microsoft Research AI project automates driver’s license tests in India
What if your driverâs license test will now be conducted by a smartphone attached to your carâs windshield and without an evaluator present in the vehicle? This is not science fiction. It is already happening.
In the news | Microsoft News Center India
ALTBalaji partners with Microsoft and Eko India Financial Services to pilot a cloud coordinated content distribution network that saves cellular data
Mumbai, September 24, 2019: Leading homegrown OTT platform, ALTBalaji has announced a consumer benefitting alliance with Microsoft and Indian fintech company, Eko India Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The association will allow the digital SVOD platform’s subscribers to use Microsoft’s BlendNet…
In the news | The Economic Times
Eros Now ties up with Microsoft to develop OTT technology
MUMBAI: Eros Now, the video on demand platform by Eros International Plc. has tied up with software giant Microsoft to develop an enhanced online video platform. Eros Now is collaborating with Microsoft to use its cloud platform Azure to build…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Peeking into the future of mobile systems
Venkat Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, highlights research projects incolving cloud computing and deep neural networks.