Artificial Intelligence By Example

Definition of a support vector machine

A support vector machine (SVM) classifies data by transforming it into higher dimensions. It will then classify data into two classes, for example.

In the following example, the SVM will be used to separate risky driving locations from safer driving locations:

Traffic path

The example in the code is random (as in real-life traffic) but the model can be developed much further.

Safety is the key to this model, so each driving location (road, crossing) possesses features related to this goal:

• Number of accidents at that location
• Traffic at that location
• Experience of driving through that location (near ...