Can you predict a metro delay before public transport authorities announce it?

Author's): Charlie Taggart

Originally published in Towards Artificial Intelligence.

How I used MBTA train telemetry and machine learning to notify service outages more than 30 minutes in advance

I consider myself a patient person. But nothing tests that patience like standing on the T platform for over 20 minutes before the loudspeaker finally crackles, “We're expecting delays…”

Can you predict a metro delay before public transport authorities announce it?

Timed train routes on one line for a given afternoon

The article discusses the use of MBTA train telemetry and machine learning to predict subway delays before they are officially announced, highlighting the author's personal experience with delays and the inefficiency of current warning systems. By analyzing extensive data sets on train performance metrics, the author explores innovative ways to provide commuters with advance warnings and improve the overall transit experience.

Read the entire blog for free on Medium.

Published via Towards AI


Take our 90+ year old Beginner to Advanced LLM Developer Certification: From project selection to implementing a working product, this is the most comprehensive and practical LLM course on the market!

Towards AI has published 'Building an LLM for Manufacturing' – our 470+ page guide to mastering the LLM with practical projects and expert insights!


Discover your dream career in AI with AI Jobs

Towards AI has created a job board tailored specifically to machine learning and data analytics jobs and skills. Our software finds current AI tasks every hour, tags them and categorizes them so they can be easily searched. Explore over 40,000 live job opportunities with Towards AI Jobs today!

Note: The content contains the views of the authors and not Towards AI.


LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here