Artificial Intelligence AI
A data and artificial intelligence term used to analyse, automate or optimise infrastructure decisions.
Artificial Intelligence Explained
Artificial Intelligence is a key term within ai & data analytics, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding artificial intelligence is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, artificial intelligence should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of artificial intelligence, data science, analytics and automation terms used in infrastructure and construction. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Artificial Intelligence
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Robotaxis Are Becoming an Industrial Ecosystem A driverless car carrying passengers between central Zagreb and the city’s airport might appear…
CoreWeave Takes Physical AI Into the Engineering Department
11th September 2026
CoreWeave Takes Physical AI Into the Engineering Department CoreWeave has launched Physical AI Field Engineering, taking specialists with backgrounds in…
AI Data Centres Start Following the Power
10th September 2026
AI Data Centres Start Following the Power The enormous build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure has created an awkward engineering problem.…
Digital Construction North 2026 Puts Digital Construction into Practice
9th September 2026
Digital Construction North 2026 Puts Digital Construction into Practice More than 1,000 construction and built-environment professionals will gather at Manchester…
Motif Design Takes AI Agents Into the Building Model
9th September 2026
Motif Design Takes AI Agents Into the Building Model Motif has launched the product that reveals what a team of…
You Don’t Need to Market Like a Multinational Anymore
6th September 2026
You Don’t Need to Market Like a Multinational Anymore Editorial disclosure: This article forms part of Highways.Today’s Construction Marketing Month.…
ASTM Moves Standards Upstream as Emerging Technologies Converge
5th September 2026
ASTM Moves Standards Upstream as Emerging Technologies Converge ASTM International has reorganised its emerging technology work around a much broader…
When Worn Traffic Signs Become an AI Problem
5th September 2026
When Worn Traffic Signs Become an AI Problem A faded speed-limit sign is normally an asset-maintenance problem. For a vehicle…
Editorial Note
The Highways.Today Dictionary is maintained as an editorial reference resource for construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial technology professionals. Definitions are intended to support understanding, discovery and research, and may be expanded over time as the Dictionary evolves into a broader illustrated industry reference.