Gridlock Guy: How smartphones and A.I. are helping make roads safer

Trillions of data points are helping researchers inform road designers and policy makers, along with accurately tracking distracted driving.

11 ALIVE By Doug Turnbull

October 26, 2025

EAST POINT, Ga. — For all the debate that the use of artificial intelligence sparks, A.I.’s ability to aggregate data and map trends is undeniable. How humans read and implement that data is what makes this technology effective. 

Enter Cambridge Mobile Telematics and their new portal StreetVision. The Massachusetts firm gathers reams of traffic information from willing drivers’ phones, anonymizes it, and then maps out trends and stats. They get a large part of these numbers from motorists who opt in for safe-driving-discounts on their auto insurance plans. 

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