City governments worldwide are turning to smart technologies for traffic management. These solutions save billions on infrastructure costs and improve safety for citizens.
Smart technologies can help reduce traffic congestion by utilizing the latest Internet of Things technology to optimize traffic flow. 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 lights adjust the length of the green and RED signals in real-time for maximum efficiency and to protect pedestrians and cyclists against collisions. They can alert drivers to pedestrians and road users. They also give emergency vehicles priority access.
These systems can react quickly and efficiently to changes in traffic patterns. They reduce wait times at intersections, and they also reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emission. These sensors and cell technologies can be incorporated into existing or new infrastructure.
Adaptive traffic controls can also improve air-quality by reducing the emissions and energy consumed by cars that are idling. This is achieved using a combination data from sensors, cameras and cellular technologies to dynamically adapt traffic lights, entry alerts and express buses navigate to this site lanes.
Connectivity is key to ensuring that all this information can reach its intended location. It must provide high-bandwidth, ultra-low latency and 100% reliability to support the large quantities of data that are needed for traffic management solutions.