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Committee pauses Route Reports pothole-detection pilot over legal and liability concerns
Summary
DPW proposed a one-year pilot funded by a Daniel Home Foundation gift to equip two vehicles with Route Reports image-recognition cameras to identify potholes and defects; aldermen and the city attorney raised concerns that creating a searchable database could increase claims, and the committee held the file pending city-attorney review.
DPW presented a proposed pilot to install Route Reports image-recognition cameras on city vehicles to proactively identify road defects such as potholes and cracks. The Daniel Home Foundation offered to fund a one-year pilot for two vehicles.
DPW described the technology as an image-recognition system tied to fleet vehicles that can detect defects across alleys and streets…
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