Colombo, May 14, 2025 (AFP) - Sri Lanka to monitor bus drivers with AI after worst crash in decades

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Sri Lanka will use artificial intelligence to monitor bus drivers and make seat belts mandatory on public transport, a government minister said on Wednesday, after the country's worst bus crash in two decades killed 23 people. The South Asian nation, which records an average of 3,000 road fatalities annually, has some of the most dangerous roads in the world. Buses are to be equipped with driver monitoring systems from next year, while seat belts......

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