Success Stories: Smart Traffic Signal

Smart cities are on the rise, as funding is going to improve everything from broadband to infrastructure. Case in point: smart traffic signals.

Consider the example of RTC (Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada), which has received $2 million in federal funding to promote transportation efficiency and safety through a smart traffic signal program. This is part of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s SMART (Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation) grant program.

The funding will be used to create a prototype cloud-based system that optimizes traffic signal timing, and it will additionally use AI (artificial intelligence) analytics at intersections within the City of Las Vegas.

Here is how this can help in cities:

  • Improve intersection safety and efficiency.
  • Reduce travel times for emergency response and transit vehicles.
  • Collect data related to safety concerns, such as near-misses and red-light running to better understand unsafe driving patterns.

The pilot project is expected to take roughly 18 months to complete. Expect more of such programs in the future as well, as RTC will also be rolling this out on a regional level across Southern Nevada. As the SMART grant program ramps up, other states may see similar programs as well.

The post Success Stories: Smart Traffic Signal appeared first on Connected World.



from Connected World https://connectedworld.com/success-stories-smart-traffic-signal/
via IFTTT

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Funding and Partnerships

Money makes the world go around, some say. Relationships make the world go around say others. Combine the two and you can get dizzy going around and around. In technology, though, the combination of funding and partnerships does, indeed, make things happen. Construction, being a niche market, often draws less interest from general software companies, leaving the field to the specialists. Once a product has been proven, however, general investors will come aboard, and like-minded technology companies will sign on as partners or integrators. Take StructionSite , as an example. The company is a provider of intelligent project tracking software for construction and recently announced $10 million in funding that includes new institutional capital from 500 Global as well as strategic investments from PCL Construction and GS Futures. The new funds will be used to expand StructionSite’s platform capabilities and extend its position in the market. The company also announced its latest partne
Read more

The Next Generation of Wearable

Image
Imagine this: In a manufacturing plant, workers can do picks without getting off their vehicles. They have a forklift they are driving, and they can get the next picking instruction while still driving because they can scan the barcode from a distance. Or what about this: Wind turbine workers can climb up and down and leave the laptop on the ground. At the same time, technology is self-documenting, and the reports are creating themselves. This is what the future of work will look like with the help of assisted-reality wearables for frontline workers. Assisted reality is a non-immersive experience and has become a good solution for frontline industrial workers, especially where high situational awareness is necessary. Assisted reality experiences are closer to the physical world—when compared to VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) experiences that immerse workers in the metaverse. Consider this example of assisted reality. In December, RealWear unveiled RealW
Read more

Most Common HVAC Problems

Image
Many of us depend on our heating and air conditioning (HVAC) system because we love the convenience of the ability to make our house warmer or cooler. The post Most Common HVAC Problems appeared first on At Home in the Future . from At Home in the Future https://athomeinthefuture.com/2021/10/common-hvac-problems/ via IFTTT
Read more