Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US claim to have found a solution to delays caused by traffic signals. They estimate that replacing physical traffic signals with virtual traffic signals could reduce urban commute times by 40 per cent.
Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Ozan Tonguz’s research on virtual traffic lights uses connected vehicle technology, enabling vehicles to manage traffic control without infrastructure based traffic lights.
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ITS projects in the Houston area have seen costs crunched – and even a system failure has proved valuable in analysing performance. David Crawford reports on developments in the Lone Star state
Savings by Texan public agencies are major factors in the recent ITS Texas awards, recognising beneficial initiatives in bridge strike prevention and traffic intersection control. In the first, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s Houston District, covering the state’s most populous city and its surround
Caltrans needed a solution to boost its outmoded traffic monitoring capability. Kistler’s KiTraffic Statistics met the California agency’s stringent requirements. And then came Covid…
Idaho leverages the increased capability and reliability of its road weather sensor network to reduce costs and prevent accidents. Weather-related accidents can form a significant chunk of an authorities’ annual road casualty statistics. While authorities cannot control the weather, the technology exists to monitor the road conditions and react with warnings to motorists and the treatment of icy or snow-covered roads. However, with all capital expenditure now placed under the microscope of public scrutiny,
