Waze Not Needed: GPS Could Help Make Every Route Faster
18 Mar 2024, 17:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Research conducted by the University of Michigan discovered that GPS data could help traffic signals optimize waiting times and reduce delays
GM Has Created a Way To Let Drivers See Through Other Vehicles on the Road
1 Aug 2023, 13:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has patented new technology that allows drivers to see traffic lights even when a vehicle obstructs their field of view
Watch How a Driver Escapes a Terrifying Encounter With an Angry Pickup Truck Owner
10 Sep 2022, 17:56 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Road rage is pretty common all over the world. But not many encounters reach such a savage level, so fast. Here’s what happened
Next-Generation Traffic Lights Envisioned With Smart Features, Real-Time Updates
11 Aug 2021, 11:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Design concept imagines new traffic lights that could be used to improve the traffic flow and adapt to the changing conditions in real time
Tesla Autopilot Sees the Moon, Thinks It’s a Yellow Traffic Light. Cure Is Easy
27 Jul 2021, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla Autopilot is seen mistakenly identifying the Moon as a yellow traffic light, kept trying to slow down. An alert driver could easily spot the error
Smart Pedestrian Crossing Uses Cameras and AI to Control Traffic Lights
25 Apr 2021, 18:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new innovative pedestrian crossing relies on data obtained from cameras and an analysis conducted by an AI-based system to change traffic lights
Smart Lake County Roads Bring Traffic Light Information to the Dashboard
5 Sep 2020, 06:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lake County authorities announce partnership with Audi that will use the connect PRIME Traffic Light Information for smart capabilities
Contactless Pedestrian Crossings Are a Real Thing Now
22 Aug 2020, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / City of Adelaide in South Australia launches pilot program for contactless pedestrian crossings for extra convenient and improved hygiene
Smart Traffic Lights Give the Green Light to Emergency Services All the Way
16 Aug 2020, 12:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New smart traffic light system being tested in the United States is supposed to provide emergency responders with a clear path to incident locations
White Hat Hackers Hijack Traffic Lights to Turn Green Instantly
9 Aug 2020, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New systems that the Netherlands planned to introduce for cars and cyclists can be abused to turn to green instantly, ethical hackers demonstrate
2020 Audi A4 Brings Traffic Light Information to Europe, More Models to Follow
15 May 2019, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi Traffic Light Information to be deployed on European cars starting mid-July, at first in Ingolstadt and from 2020 in other European cities
Pedestrian Calmly Walks Away After Brutal Accident
22 Oct 2018, 11:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Teenage schoolgirl was hit by a taxi and thrown in the air in Hong Kong, police say she received injuries only to her legs
Ford Teaches Cars to Cheat Red Lights for Free Flowing Traffic
11 Oct 2018, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford working on Intersection Priority Management, a system meant to allow cars to communicate position and speed to one another.
Audi Cars Now Chat with Washington D.C. Traffic Lights
15 Mar 2018, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi's Traffic Light Information feature expands to 600 intersections in the capital of the United States, to show driver time-to-green
Man Finds Most Traffic Lights Work Using Rule From 1959, Gets Fined
26 Apr 2017, 14:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Intrigued by a fine for running a red light, a Swedish man who lives in the USA decided to investigate. He found out that traffic lights use a law from 1959
Traffic Light Gender Equality Trial Raises Questions, Mostly Who Asked For It
9 Mar 2017, 17:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Some traffic lights in Victoria have had their sides changed to picture woman figures as pedestrians instead of male-looking figures. People question it
Traffic Lights Could Hold the Key to Your Happiness
18 Oct 2016, 09:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We keep focusing on making our cars smarter, but we forget there are other dumb things in traffic that could benefit from a little added intelligence
Automotive Wiki: Why Are Traffic Lights Red, Yellow and Green?
11 Feb 2012, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A traffic light is a common thing nowadays and you, just like all the other drivers, must obey the rules: if it's green, you pass, if it's red, you stop, and if it's yellow, you act w...
How Traffic Light Control Systems Work
15 Jan 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Traffic light control systems help tackle traffic jams and slowdowns, while also paving the road for cleaner driving and improved efficiency
Ferrari Revise Traffic Light System for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari have decided to switch back to the traffic-light system for their 2009 pit stops. The Scuderia made the necessary adjustments on their 2008 system and revealed that they came up with an elec...