Virginia Students Given $15,000 to Use AI to Prevent Deer From Running into Cars

[Michie]

photo released by Shaurya Jain (right)

Every Virginian over 30 you could hope to meet will know someone who has collided with a deer in their car: the state is in the top ten nationwide for deer-related crashes.

These two high school seniors have just received a large grant to pursue their research into a device that detects cars and deer via artificially intelligent cameras, and helps both avoid collisions.

Shaurya Jain and Anmol Karan from Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County received $15,000 after presenting their prototype.

The money came from the Animal Welfare Institute as a part of the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award, and it left the two young men feeling “honored.”

Continued below.

Virginia Students Given $15,000 to Use AI to Prevent Deer From Running into Cars

These two high school seniors have just received a grant to develop a device that detects cars and deer via artificially intelligent cameras

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[Bob Crowley]

From what I've seen of your posts Michie, I think you had one showing deer on the road near your home, so the topic would obviously be of interest to you.

I don't suppose you're in Virginia? Just stickybeaking - I'm in Australia and not likely to paddle my canoe to see where you live.

 

[Michie]

From what I've seen of your posts Michie, I think you had one showing deer on the road near your home, so the topic would obviously be of interest to you.

I don't suppose you're in Virginia? Just stickybeaking - I'm in Australia and not likely to paddle my canoe to see where you live.

No I’m not in Virginia. I’m in the middle of the woods in the Midwest.

 

[Bob Crowley]

That pins it down!

Incidentally my wife and I came close to hitting a small kangaroo a bit over a week ago. We were on our way home at about 9.30pm when the kangaroo hopped in front of our car. I had to brake pretty hard to avoid it.

We live in suburbia but there is some bushland reserve nearby and a few roos live there.