Automated traffic lights. Virtual traffic lights (VTLs) may become a reality before self-driving cars are widespread as demonstrated by the Virtual Traffic Lights venture of Carnegie Mellon ...

The smart lights detect traffic in real time to make decisions about traffic flow to keep cars and pedestrians moving faster ...

“Exchanging data between cars, emergency vehicles and traffic lights in real time using the ... and also reduces unnecessary waiting times and CO2 emissions,” he concluded.