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Southbound traffic moving on Interstate 75 in Cobb County. An entrance ramp for the high-occupancy vehicle lane is in the background.
08.19.26

Silicon Meets Asphalt: Cybersecurity Project Uses AI to Protect Highways

The highways Georgia citizens use each day are built on more than concrete, steel, and asphalt. Getting to and from school, work, or shopping now depends on networked systems using optical fiber, sensors, video cameras, and electronic devices known as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that help process information.

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