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Israel Hayom
Israelis spend 70 minutes a day on public transportation — can AI change that?
Chen Bareket: "we assume the fix is more lanes, but smart management can turn the road into breathing infrastructure."
Quotes by Chen Bareket
Selected excerpts from the interview.
The real AI revolution is the ability to turn a collection of separate lines into one system that 'talks' to itself. Today, the disconnect between train and bus is a social barrier — it creates anxiety for the passenger.
We're used to thinking a solution requires more lanes and more concrete, but through smart traffic management we can turn the road into 'breathing infrastructure' — one that changes lane designations or traffic-light timing according to the real traffic flow at that moment. That's a technological impact that saves enormous resources for the state and prevents unnecessary harm to the urban space.
Public-sector innovation does not always require more infrastructure; sometimes it begins by connecting what already exists more intelligently. This is how technology can turn an everyday problem into a more efficient and humane public service.