Have you ever feel annoying when you are stuck at those
stupid traffic lights? Have you ever think it would be better if you control
them by yourself? Yes, I did! I think human can undoubtedly have a better
control on regulating the traffic flow than a machine can do. Recently I saw
news about AI technology is being tested to control traffic lights, and I think
intelligent traffic light is no longer impossible any more!
Have you played traffic-flow controlling, with four traffic
lights, games on your mobile devices? I did, and I got a really high score
actually! However, surprisingly, people are born to be better at controlling
traffic flow; even compared with computers! The research carried out by the
University of Southampton team has used computer games and simulations to
investigate what makes good traffic control. This work has shown that – given
the right conditions – humans are excellent at controlling the traffic and can
perform significantly better than the existing urban traffic control computers
in use today.
Researchers at the University of Southampton are
investigating the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for
controlling traffic lights. Based on the human brain`s extraordinary capability
of controlling traffic effectively, they are planning to develop a new kind of
software which can improve the efficiency of traffic flow, and in turns
improving road space utilization, reducing traveling times and may be improving
fuel efficiency. For more details, check it out in source.
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