In the heart of India’s bustling tech capital, Bengaluru, lies the BLR Airport, a hub of relentless activity that accommodates 32 million travelers annually. In an extraordinary leap forward, the airport has recently embraced the cutting-edge world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) through a partnership with Industry.AI.
This dynamic collaboration sees Industry.AI, a distinguished member of NVIDIA’s programmes, deploying its visionary AI platform within the BLR Airport, specifically within its newest T2 terminal, aptly the ‘Garden Terminal’. This terminal, celebrated for its green spaces, and captivating waterfalls, now boasts one of the most intelligent video analytics deployments within an Indian airport.
The integration of Industry.AI’s AI-driven vision platform signifies a pivotal moment for BLR’s operations, enhancing both safety and efficiency in myriad ways. By leveraging AI and object detection, the platform adeptly monitors for abandoned baggage, identifies long passenger queues, and promptly notifies security teams of potential concerns.
The real magic, however, lies in its predictive capabilities; it anticipates congestion points and impending delays, empowering staff to proactively reroute passengers to less crowded areas or open additional checkpoints. Reduced wait times, elevated passenger satisfaction, and a seamless travel experience are all part of the results of this AI-led initiative.
The Industry.AI platform seamlessly connects over 500 live camera feeds across the BLR terminal, where AI-powered vision technology performs an array of real-time tasks. From detecting unattended luggage to streamlining passenger queues at various checkpoints, this system makes intelligent decisions based on historical passenger data.
Security gets a substantial boost as well, with unauthorised individuals and vehicles swiftly tracked and reported in real-time. The platform’s capabilities extend beyond the terminal’s walls, helping manage vehicular speed violations around the airport premises as well.
Behind this remarkable transformation, Industry.AI harnesses the formidable power of NVIDIA technology. Employing the NVIDIA TAO Toolkit and A100 Tensor Core GPUs for AI model training, an NVIDIA Triton Inference Server and A30 Tensor Core GPUs for AI inference, Industry.AI has unlocked new realms of efficiency.
The NVIDIA DeepStream software development kit for AI-powered video analytics, along with invaluable technical support from NVIDIA’s Inception program, catapulted the development and deployment of this transformative solution in a mere three months.
Tejpreet Chopra, CEO of Industry.AI, enthusiastically remarks, “NVIDIA Metropolis enabled us to develop our vision AI applications more cost-effectively and bring them to market mcuh faster.”
The vision doesn’t stop here. Industry.AI envisions extending the NVIDIA-powered accelerated computing and vision AI technologies to BLR’s other terminals and beyond. The ripple effect of this pioneering collaboration promises to set new benchmarks for passenger experiences not only at BLR Airport but across airports worldwide.
As the tech-infused traveller journey continues to evolve, this extraordinary partnership between BLR Airport and Industry.AI heralds a future where AI and IoT redefine the standards of safety, efficiency, and passenger satisfaction in the aviation industry. The future of air travel will be an exhilarating ride through the boundless skies of AI and IoT innovation!