AI-based traffic management gets green light Technology convergence allows for safer automated traffic lights with less waiting.

Smart traffic lights may make life easier for drivers in Phoenix. Here in LA, where traffic is now picking up again despite the ongoing pandemic, I can safely say we’re monitoring the situation closely.

The new effort is the brainchild (naturally) of a California-based company called NoTraffic. The rollout, which begins today, will take place at a few key intersections in order to improve traffic flow and reduce vehicle and pedestrian delays by taking the system off of a timer-based model and coordinate the lights based on actual demand. In some deployments, the company has seen up to 40% reduction in vehicle delay time.

By Greg Nichols