Roads should have lanes for autonomous vehicles
While we may have to wait a little longer for fully automated flying cars, the future of automated vehicles is not far away.
Nov 1, 2021
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News tagged with traffic flow
Engineering
New traffic signal would improve travel time for both pedestrians and vehicles, says modeling study
Adding a fourth light to traffic signals—in addition to red, green, and yellow—would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow for both autonomous vehicles and human drivers. ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Automotive
Sick of dangerous city traffic? Remove left turns
To reduce travel times, fuel consumption and carbon emissions, in 2004, UPS changed delivery routes to minimize the left-hand turns drivers made. Although this seems like a rather modest change, the results are anything but: ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Engineering
What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
If you live on the East Coast, you may have driven through roundabouts in your neighborhood countless times. Or maybe, if you're in some parts farther west, you've never encountered one of these intersections. But roundabouts, ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Automotive
Surtrac allows traffic to move at the speed of technology
Artificial intelligence is giving more Pittsburgh drivers the green light.
Oct 29, 2019
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Wisconsin's COVID-19 stay-at-home order drove changes in state's traffic volume
Traffic along Wisconsin's highways had an unprecedented drop and remained well below normal in the weeks since Gov. Tony Evers' Safer at Home order took effect March 25, giving traffic engineers an unusual perspective on ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Simulating realistic lane changes in two-lane traffic
Many urban areas worldwide are now rapidly expanding, often with major negative impacts on traffic congestion. To address this issue, researchers have constructed models aiming to simulate the flow of traffic—but so far, ...
May 4, 2022
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How driverless cars and mathematics could spell the end of traffic jams
Being stuck in miles of halted traffic is not a relaxing way to start or finish a summer holiday. And as we crawl along the road, our views blocked by by slow-moving roofboxes and caravans, many of us will fantasise about ...
Aug 30, 2016
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Energy & Green Tech
Future car travel may be cheaper, but also more expensive
Many of the cars currently speeding through the summer landscape are running on electricity. At the same time, fuel taxes are an important source of income for the government. So where will the money come from in the future ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Engineering
Communicating vehicles could ease through intersections more efficiently
Imagine a scenario where sensor-laden vehicles pass through intersections by communicating with each other, rather than grinding to a halt at traffic lights. A newly published study co-authored by MIT researchers claims this ...
Mar 17, 2016
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