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NovuMind Helps European City Improve Their Green Life

TRONDHEIM, Norway, Dec. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Early morning on October 23, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) set up a small AI-powered device on the side of Prinsens Gate in Trondheim, the third biggest city in Norway. For several hours, it reliably counted the number of bicycles on the road: 104 northward and 111 southward. “This will help the NPRA monitor the use of non-motor vehicles and assess the implementation of green transportation policy.” said an NPRA representative. NovuMind AI-powered Bicycle Counter Helps European City Improve Their Green Life. More The AI-powered device, a smart bicycle counter, is the brainchild of NovuMind – an AI start-up from Silicon Valley. Unlike previous measures NPRA has tried, NovuMind’s smart bicycle counter is an example of a new wave of “edge computing” devices, where the AI capability is built into each single device. Benchmarked against humans, it achieved an accuracy of 96.4%, which is better than all previous solutions that the NPRA has tested. “NovuMind is dedicated to improving people’s lives through Artificial Intelligence by making things think.” Ren Wu, founder and CEO of NovuMind said. “Unlike other deep learning technologies that capture images and videos of the traffic and upload them…More DetailsNovuMind Helps European City Improve Their Green Life