HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is rolling out a new pilot program aimed at improving road safety by turning everyday drivers into extra eyes on the road.
The program, called Eyes on the Road, provides free dash cameras to volunteer drivers across the state. HDOT says the cameras will help identify road hazards faster and allow crews to fix problems before they become major safety issues.
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HDOT partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering and technology company Blyncsy to distribute 1,000 high-resolution Nextbase dash cameras at no cost to participants.
The dash cameras automatically record road conditions as drivers go about their normal daily commutes. The footage is uploaded using built-in cellular data and analyzed using artificial intelligence and machine learning software…