MIT thinks it can create a world without traffic lights

[Wireless News]

In addition to increasing safety on the road, self-driving cars might help us achieve something else: speed up daily commutes by removing the need for-stoplights. Rather than having humans obey the red, yellow and green lights, a central "nervous system" connecting all intersections with incoming autonomous cars would be able to easily direct-traffic without worrying about accidents. It-might sound like a futuristic dream that won’t be here for a few more years, but researchers from MIT have conceived a plan to eliminate-all traffic lights without the need for self-driving cars. DON’T MISS: 5 free apps for iPhone and Android that will actually change your life Carlo Ratti (Senseable City Lab) and Paolo Santi (Ambient Mobility Lab) published a

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