Release Date: 17 Feb 2026
- Real-time Traffic Analysis: Comprehensive directional traffic density monitoring with MQTT integration
- VLM Integration: Vision Language Model (VLM)-powered traffic scene analysis with sustained traffic detection
- Sliding Window Analysis: 15-second sliding window with 3-second sustained threshold for accurate traffic state detection
- Camera Image Management: Intelligent camera image retention and coordination between API and VLM services
- RESTful API: Complete HTTP API for traffic summaries, intersection monitoring, and VLM analysis retrieval
- Concurrency Control: Semaphore-based VLM worker management for optimal resource utilization
- Impact: Prevents VLM service overload and ensures reliable traffic analysis
- Image Retention Logic: Camera images persist with VLM analysis for consistent data correlation
- Impact: API responses show actual images analyzed by VLM, improving traceability and debugging
- Enhanced Error Handling: Comprehensive error management across MQTT, VLM, and image services
- Impact: Improved service reliability and diagnostic capabilities
- Helm is not supported
- This release includes only limited testing on EMT‑S and EMT‑D, some behaviors may not yet be fully validated across all scenarios.