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Smart technologies are used by city governments all over the world for traffic management. These solutions save billions of dollars in infrastructure costs, while improving safety and reliability.
Smart technologies can help reduce traffic congestion by utilizing the latest Internet of Things technology to optimize traffic flow. These systems use a combination of hardware, cloud technology and software to dynamically adjust traffic signals, freeway onramp meters, bus-rapid transit lanes, highway messages boards and speed limits.
Intelligent traffic light systems can adjust the lengths for green and red signals to maximize efficiency while protecting pedestrians, cyclists and other road users from collisions. They can alert drivers to pedestrians and road users. They also give emergency vehicles priority access.
These systems are able to react quickly and efficiently to changing traffic patterns, reducing wait times at intersections and cutting fuel consumption and vehicle emissions. These sensors, cellular technologies and other components can be integrated in existing or new infrastructure.
Adaptive control of traffic can also help improve air quality. It reduces engine emissions and energy usage caused by idling. This is achieved using a combination data from sensors, cameras and cellular technologies to dynamically adapt traffic lights, entry alerts and express buses lanes.
Connectivity is key to ensuring that all this information can reach its intended location. It must have high bandwidth, ultra low latency, and 100% reliability for the large volumes of data needed for traffic-management solutions.