As congestion in the city is becoming a major problem, cities are turning to smart technology for traffic management to increase the safety of drivers and reduce wasted energy. This helps both drivers and passengers save time, reduces carbon emissions and delays in traffic.
The technology behind it is built on both software and hardware. The first is technologytraffic.com/2022/04/28/turning-to-data-room-to-gain-a-competitive-advantage-in-ma the subcomponent that executes, while it is used as the command and control center. Both are supported by advanced technology for processing and sensing such as ANPR (automotive license plate recognition) that captures data on the vehicles’ movements, and also detect traffic signals.
Depending on the solution, smart traffic lights can process data on-devices or transfer it to a cloud location. The latter allows for more sophisticated analysis and modeling to reduce traffic congestion and harmonize public transport schedules. This way, they can cut average travel times by 25%, cut down time to signal by 40%, and reduce emissions by 20 percent according to Carnegie Mellon University.
A well-designed traffic light system is not only able to reduce the delays of traffic signals, can also improve the flow of pedestrians as well as of micromobility vehicles such as e-bikes or e-scooters. This is because they are often unable to adhere to traditional traffic signal preemption rules. In London the e-scooter accident rate increased by 2800% in the first quarter of 2021. Therefore, it is important to include them in traffic light control.