Rogers to deploy 5G cameras to manage Toronto traffic at 5 intersections [Video]

The City of Toronto has given Rogers Communications Inc. the green light to set up cameras and sensors at five downtown intersections that will track the movement of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists with the aim of alleviating gridlock.

Rogers says the 5G-driven artificial intelligence system will capture real-time data about traffic volumes, speeds and congestion levels at the intersections as part of the city’s congestion management plan, which council approved last fall.

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On Thursday, councillors gave the city the go-ahead to launch “transportation innovation projects” that use “both pre-commercial and early-market technologies.”

That paves the way for the city to launch the pilot in partnership with Rogers. The company will install the cameras and sensors along University Avenue at Adelaide, King, Wellington and Front streets as well as York Street and Bremner Boulevard.

The pilot will begin with an initial …