Hong Kong's Transport Department announced on September 11, 2026, that the Management Committee had approved five projects in the 26th batch of the Smart Traffic Fund, with a total grant of around $36.2 million.

The projects cover an AI tool combining traffic forecasting and microscopic simulation to assess the traffic impact of new development or infrastructure works and improvement schemes; a bus dispatching system to regulate arrival times and headways in real time; modelling using large vision-language models and AI to build lane-level digital maps; an integrated platform for transporting large construction materials, with route recommendations, cargo sliding alerts and fleet management; and a road works alert platform using AI to analyse construction vehicle positioning and works data.

The department said the fund accepts applications year-round from local organisations and enterprises for research and technology application. The Management Committee is chaired by the Deputy Commissioner for Transport/Planning and Technical Services and includes government, industry and stakeholder representatives. The department invited interested organisations to apply and gave the Hong Kong Productivity Council, the fund's secretariat, as the contact.