Caltrain says AI technology preventing collisions, keeping people safer at Burlingame rail crossing

Caltrain says AI technology preventing collisions, keeping people safer at Burlingame rail crossing

BURLINGAME, Calif. (KGO) — The Caltrain crossing along Broadway in Burlingame, infamously named the most dangerous rail crossing in the state, has gotten some upgrades recently.

Back in November, Caltrain partnered with an artificial intelligence company to install a new technology called RailSentry.

“Uses both camera and Lidar footage to analyze a train cross, determine whether there are any people or vehicles in the way of trains, and if they are to alert our dispatch center so we can halt…

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