Not your typical digital twins: How two Emirati brothers are using AI to make the UAE’s roads safer

Summary

MBZUAI graduates Abdulla and Abdulrahman Almarzooqi are developing AI systems to improve UAE road safety. Abdulla's research focuses on external highway monitoring using MLLMs to analyze driving scenes and generate accident reports, while Abdulrahman's work uses in-cabin sensors to detect driver fatigue and distractions. Together, their systems aim to create a comprehensive view of factors influencing traffic accidents, with potential applications in ADAS and automated accident reporting. Why it matters: This research showcases the potential of AI agents and multimodal LLMs to proactively enhance road safety in the UAE and reduce traffic-related incidents.