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Insights from our recent webinar on continuous safety monitoring and proactive incident prevention
Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) across the globe monitor thousands of cameras daily, but most of these cameras serve as passive observers—recording incidents after they happen rather than preventing them. What if these existing cameras could become intelligent early warning systems, alerting operators to developing safety risks before they become crashes?
This transformation from reactive to proactive traffic management was the focus of our recent webinar “Introducing VERALYTIX Live: Live Data, Live Insights, Live Protection”, where Ashutosh Arun, Senior Product Manager from Transoft Solutions demonstrated how real-time video analytics can revolutionize network operations management.
The Cost of Reactive Management
The statistics driving this innovation are sobering. Globally, approximately 1.19 million people die annually in traffic crashes. In the US alone, over 39,000 people die each year in traffic incidents, with an associated economic impact exceeding $340 billion. In Europe, around 19,800 people were killed in road crashes in the EU in 2024, while 58% of the world’s 1.3 million road deaths occur in the Asia-Pacific region, with $96 billion lost annually to road accidents in Asian Development Bank member countries alone.
Traditional TMC operations, while sophisticated, face several limitations:
- Manual inspection fatigue: Operators monitoring multiple screens continuously
- Disconnected systems: Safety and efficiency managed separately despite their interconnection
- Reactive responses: Incident detection followed by response, rather than prevention
Safety and Efficiency: Two Sides of the Same Coin
VERALYTIX Live is built on a fundamental principle: safety and efficiency are inextricably linked. Crashes create congestion, while congestion creates conditions that lead to unsafe behaviors and more crashes. This creates a cycle that traditional approaches struggle to break.
The system addresses this by monitoring both safety and operational conditions simultaneously, providing alerts when conditions develop that historically lead to incidents. Instead of waiting for crashes to occur and then responding, operators can intervene proactively to maintain normal operations longer.
How Real-Time Intelligence Works
VERALYTIX Live transforms existing “dumb” cameras into intelligent monitoring tools through edge processing devices. These small computers connect directly to cameras and run AI analysis locally, providing:
Ultra-Low Latency Response
- Event detection: Less than 300 milliseconds
- Alert generation: Average of 5 seconds
- Video clip availability: Under 2 minutes
Two Types of Smart Alerts
- Trend-Based Alerts: Compare current conditions against long-term patterns established at each location. For example, if rear-end conflict rates exceed three standard deviations above the norm, operators receive alerts enabling proactive signal optimization.
- Incident-Based Alerts: Detect specific behaviors in real-time, such as red-light running, pedestrian jaywalking, or vehicles blocking intersections. These enable immediate responses like extending red phases to allow safe passage.
Creating trend-based alerts in VERALYTIX Live
Creating incident-based alerts in VERALYTIX Live
Network-Level Intelligence
The platform’s Network Summary Dashboard provides TMC operators with an unprecedented view of system-wide safety performance through conflict-based star ratings. Sites are rated 1-5 stars based on safety performance, allowing instant identification of locations requiring attention.
Key capabilities include:
- Continuous monitoring: Up to 15-minute updates on traffic flows, speeds, and conflict patterns
- Historical analysis: Long-term trend identification and seasonal variation tracking
- Benchmarking: Compare site performance locally within your network and globally against international standards
- API integration: Connect with existing ATMS and signal control systems
VERALYTIX Live’s Site Summary Dashboard
Privacy-First Design
VERALYTIX Live processes all video analysis at the camera location through edge computing. Only aggregated, anonymized data uploads to the cloud platform, ensuring GDPR compliance. Personal identifying information never leaves the site, and regional data stays within appropriate jurisdictions (for example: US data in US servers, Canadian data in Canadian servers).
Beyond Traditional Traffic Management
VERALYTIX Live demonstrates particular strength in managing modern transportation complexity:
- Multi-modal monitoring: Tracks pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooters, and vehicles simultaneously
- Adaptive responses: Adjusts to changing conditions like lane closures or special events
- Team coordination: Configurable alert routing to appropriate response teams (emergency, enforcement, maintenance)
The Path Forward
Our webinar polling showed that while many attendees aren’t currently involved in real-time operations management, they recognize the value in proactive safety monitoring. This reflects a broader industry recognition that traditional reactive approaches are insufficient for modern transportation challenges.
VERALYTIX Live represents a shift toward:
- Preventive rather than responsive management
- Integrated safety and efficiency optimization
- Intelligence extracted from existing infrastructure
- Scalable solutions from single intersections to network-wide deployment
Key Takeaways
- Existing cameras can become intelligent safety tools with edge processing upgrades
- Real-time conflict analysis enables proactive incident prevention rather than reactive response
- Safety and efficiency optimization work together when managed through integrated systems
- Network-wide visibility becomes possible through automated monitoring and standardized metrics
- Privacy protection and real-time intelligence can coexist through edge computing approaches
The future of traffic operations lies not in adding more cameras or operators, but in making existing infrastructure smarter. VERALYTIX Live demonstrates how video analytics can transform TMCs from reactive monitoring centers into proactive safety and efficiency optimization hubs.
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