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As traffic congestion in cities is becoming a major problem, cities are turning to smart technologies to improve the safety of drivers and reduce wasted energy. This helps both drivers and passengers save time, reduces emissions, and reduces traffic jams.
The technology behind this is based on two main components: Hardware and software. The former is the subcomponent that executes, while the second is the command and control centre. Both are enhanced by processing and sensing technologies which include ANPR (automotive license plate recognition) that captures data on vehicle movements and can detect traffic signs.
Depending on the method employed, data can be processed on-device by smart traffic lights or sent to cloud. This is a way to perform more sophisticated modeling and analysis to reduce congestion in traffic and to harmonize the schedules of public transport. This way, they can cut average travel times by 25%, cut signal wait times by 40%, and reduce emissions by 20%, according to Carnegie Mellon University.
In addition to the reduction of traffic signals’ control delays Smart traffic light system could also improve the flow of pedestrians and micromobility vehicles such electric scooters and ebikes. This is because they’re often not able to follow the traditional preemption rules. In London, e-scooter accidents increased by 2,800% over the first quarter of 2021. It is therefore important to include them in traffic lights controls.
