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A team of EPFL researchers has repurposed an algorithm they initially developed for self-driving cars to help people comply with social distancing requirements. Their program, which works with a camera, can detect whether individuals are maintaining the right distance to prevent infection – without collecting any personal data.

A team of EPFL researchers has repurposed an algorithm they initially developed for self-driving cars to help people comply with social distancing requirements. Their program, which works with a camera, can detect whether individuals are maintaining the right distance to prevent infection – without collecting any personal data. Visual Intelligence for Transportation (VITA) Laboratory Alexandre Alahi (left) and Lorenzo Bertoni (right).

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Research and Tech Transfer , ENAC, Urbanism and Sociology, Civil Engineering, Research and Tech Transfer, Infectiology
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© Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL
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May 7, 2021
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3D detectors measure social distancing to help fight Covid-19

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