The City of Las Vegas has joined a new pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to try to keep pedestrians safer at crosswalks.
The technology was installed at the intersection of 1st Street and Ogden Street. That area sits near Circa, Binion's and the California hotel casinos.
The system comes from a company called Intelligent Security Systems, or ISS. It is designed to detect when someone is about to cross the street.
Once a person steps into the crosswalk, the system shines a light on them. The goal is simple: make sure drivers see the person before they cross.
ISS describes this rollout as a proof of concept. That means the city and company are testing whether the tool works well before expanding it further.
How The System Works
The technology is called SecurOS Soffit. It uses sensors to spot pedestrians approaching the crosswalk.
When someone steps off the curb, the light activates and follows them as they walk. This is meant to grab a driver's attention in real time.
Even when no one is crossing, the system does not turn off completely. It stays in a standby mode that keeps the crosswalk lit for basic visibility.
The company said the decision to bring the system to Las Vegas came from ongoing safety concerns in busy parts of the city. Officials pointed to areas with heavy foot traffic and repeated pedestrian risk.
ISS CEO Aluisio Figueiredo said the deployment shows how AI tools can be used to solve everyday infrastructure problems. He said the system aims to add protection in spots where standard safety measures have not been enough on their own.
The company has not released a timeline for how long the pilot will run in Las Vegas. It is also unclear when a full evaluation of the technology's results will be shared publicly.
Other Cities Running Similar Pilots
Las Vegas is not the only city trying this technology. ISS has installed similar systems in two other locations across the country.
One is in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus with a population of about 50,000 people. The other is in Kodiak, Alaska, a small city on Kodiak Island with roughly 6,000 residents.
Each of these locations represents a different type of community, from a mid sized suburb to a small coastal city. This gives the company data from very different traffic patterns and pedestrian volumes.
There is no word yet on whether more U.S. cities plan to test the SecurOS Soffit system next. For now, Las Vegas remains the largest city in the pilot group by population.
The intersection near Circa, Binion's and the California will continue to serve as the test site going forward. Local officials have not announced additional crosswalk locations for the program at this time.
