CCTV monitoring, however, is not enough to prevent accidents, he said. The new device will track the vehicle and send an alert to the police. “But we can’t prevent accidents,” he said. Citing another situation that could result in an accident, Sen said: “Accidents often occur when two cars come closer. The device can send an alert immediately and tell the nearest traffic police to stop the vehicles.”Huge data need to be gathered for devising the system to predict accidents, the official said.

Source: The Telegraph May 15, 2019 20:48 UTC