Brandon Moore, executive director of Tuscaloosa’s urban development office, and Erik Johnson, an assistant economics professor at the University of Alabama, hold a patent-pending device of the type strapped to garbage trucks making their rounds in the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (University of Alabama) Tuscaloosa, Ala., tackles blight with garbage-truck cameras and AI The city is currently piloting technology that can automatically flag nuisances like overgrown grass or abandoned vehicles and appliances. Feb 11, 2021 By Colin Wood