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Traffic congestion
AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory
Aston University
Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence system developed by Aston University...
Global Smart Mobility Market Increasing at a Phenomenal Pace to Reach USD 148.91 Billion by 2028
According to analysts at Zion Market Research, the Smart Mobility market accounted for USD 38.21 Billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD...
Still waiting at an intersection? Banning certain left turns helps traffic flow
Penn State
When traffic is clogged at a downtown intersection, there may be a way to reduce some of the congestion: Eliminate a few left...
Cities ‘must become car-free to survive’
University College London
Cities must become fully car-free in order to be liveable in the future, according to the UCL experts behind a new modelling...
Sick of dangerous city traffic? Remove left turns
Vikash V. Gayah, Penn State
To reduce travel times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions, in 2004, UPS changed delivery routes to minimize the left-hand turns...
Study finds ridesharing intensifies urban road congestion
The study conducted across the United States revealed ridesharing intensity of road congestion increased by almost 1% while the duration of congestion rose by...
Cooperative eco-driving automation improves energy efficiency and safety
Michigan Technological University
Imagine you're driving up a hill toward a traffic light. The light is still green so you're tempted to accelerate to make...
New machine learning tool tracks urban traffic congestion
UBER driver data helps track and potentially alleviate urban traffic congestion
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A new machine learning algorithm is poised to help urban transportation...
Self-driving cars will not fix our transportation woes
Cameron Roberts, Carleton University
It’s 2035, and you’re going to a movie. As you walk out the door, you reach for your phone instead of...
How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
Raul A. Barreto, University of Adelaide
There is a reasonable expectation that autonomous vehicles will dominate the future of transport. Utopian visions suggest these driverless...