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Microsoft Research AI project automates driver’s license tests in India
What if your driverâs license test will now be conducted by a smartphone attached to your carâs windshield and without an evaluator present in the vehicle? This is not science fiction. It is already happening.
In the news | Microsoft News Center India
ALTBalaji partners with Microsoft and Eko India Financial Services to pilot a cloud coordinated content distribution network that saves cellular data
Mumbai, September 24, 2019: Leading homegrown OTT platform, ALTBalaji has announced a consumer benefitting alliance with Microsoft and Indian fintech company, Eko India Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The association will allow the digital SVOD platform’s subscribers to use Microsoft’s BlendNet…
In the news | The Economic Times
Eros Now ties up with Microsoft to develop OTT technology
MUMBAI: Eros Now, the video on demand platform by Eros International Plc. has tied up with software giant Microsoft to develop an enhanced online video platform. Eros Now is collaborating with Microsoft to use its cloud platform Azure to build…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Peeking into the future of mobile systems
Venkat Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Director, Microsoft Research India, highlights research projects incolving cloud computing and deep neural networks.
In the news | The Economic Times
How am I driving? Microsoft project provides insights
Project HAMS focusses on two factors: the state of the driver and his or her driving relative to other vehicles.
In the news | The Hindu
Making use of smartphones to ensure road safety
Imagine, if a smartphone could detect when the driver is too tired and yawning, and send an alert to his supervisor. Or, if data transfer could be automatically scheduled in accordance with the strength of the signal, in order to…
In the news | hindustantimes
With self-driving cars a distant dream, here’s how technology is already hitting Indian roads
Hereâs how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to make Indian roads safer and smarter.
In the news | Microsoft News
Microsoft researchers use visual AI to make India’s roads safer
HAMS, which stands for Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety, is a virtual harness for vehicles that focusses on two factors that are critical to road safetyâthe state of the driver, and his or her driving relative to other vehicles.
In the news | CNBC
Microsoft has found an inexpensive way to save lives in India
From hacking agriculture to developing inexpensive tools for tuberculosis patients, Microsoft researchers in India are trying to solve myriad social problems in the subcontinent.