HAMS: Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety
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In the news | The Times of India
Transport min opens automated driving test track in Aurangabad
PATNA: State transport minister Sheela Kumari on Wednesday said that advanced training methods for efficient and transparent testing of candidates aspiring for a driving license would help to reduce road accidents in the state.
In the news | Economic Times
Maruti Suzuki, Microsoft collaborate to develop HAMS technology for driver training
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) announced on Tuesday that it has joined hands with Microsoft Research India to develop smartphone-based HAMS technology for testing applicants seeking the driving license.
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 | Gizmodo
Microsoft made a smartphone app that can administer driving tests without an instructor
The HAMS project (short for Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety) uses a smartphone mounted to the windshield of a vehicle thatâs positioned so that its front-facing camera can see and monitor the driver, while its rear-facing camera can monitor the road…
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 Research Blog
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