Traffic AI will launch abroad first because of lack of support at home [Video]

The team behind a TV-publicised traffic analysis and route planning AI that promises to alleviate Malta’s traffic woes say they are facing a lack of support to get the project off the ground.

They say that, although a homegrown project, lack of support – seemingly in part from the authorities – led to an “awkward situation” where the technology will be employed in North Macedonia first.

A Transport Ministry spokesperson said Transport Malta was cooperating with the team, however, it was also working on its own AI solution.

In January, AI professor and former Valletta mayor Alexiei Dingli secured €1.3m in funding from energy and healthcare entrepreneur Mark Bajada to develop his AI-powered Digital Traffic Brain after appearing on TVM’s Shark Tank.

Dingli says his AI (artificial intelligence) will be able to ease congestion on the roads by providing better route planning and alerting the authorities to accidents and breakdowns quicker. To do …