City governments worldwide are turning to smart technologies for traffic management. These solutions are saving billions in infrastructure costs while improving safety and reliability for citizens.
Smart technologies are able to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety by using the Internet of Things. These systems combine a range of hardware and software with cloud technology to dynamically adapt traffic lights, freeway ramp meters, bus rapid transport lanes, highway messaging boards, and speed limits.
Intelligent traffic light systems can adjust the lengths for green and technologytraffic.com/2020/05/01/modern-traffic-technologies-by-board-room red signals to maximize efficiency while protecting pedestrians, cyclists and other road users from collisions. They can also alert drivers of pedestrians and other road users, allow emergency vehicles priority access and support lane changes in an intersection.
These systems are able react quickly and effectively to changing traffic patterns. They also reduce waiting times at intersections, as well fuel consumption and vehicle pollution. These sensors and cellular technologies can be integrated into existing or new infrastructure.
Adaptive traffic management can also improve air quality, by reducing emissions and energy consumption from idling cars while keeping them moving. This is achieved through a combination of camera data, sensor networks, and cell technology to dynamically change traffic lights, entrance alarms, express bus lanes, and other features.
Connectivity is key to ensuring that all this information can reach its intended location. It must support large quantities of data, with ultra-low-latency and 100% availability.