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Transportation engineers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh have proposed a fourth light on traffic signals. This light would better streamline traffic at intersections, as human-driven cars increasingly need to interact with self-driving, autonomous vehicles. "Autonomous vehicles are arriving, and they will be sharing our roadways with us. This concept aims at using AV technology to help with traffic control and make traffic operations more efficient, safer, and more environmentally friendly by reducing fuel consumption," for AVs and human-driven vehicles, says Ali Hajbabaie, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of civil, construction, and environmental engineering at N.C. State. Hajbabaie was the project manager for the study and shared responsibility for its conceptualization, development, and modeling with Leila Hajibabai, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of industrial and systems engineering at the university. |