re: Any update on using AI for traffic light management?

AI mobility management has the opportunity to make moving around easier for lots of people. But...

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The issue is development and volume. I have watched AI modeling address and intersection in Baton Rouge. It is awesome as long as it is not looking at rush hour ties because it answers always comes back with volume is too heavy to optimize.

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This poster nailed it, at peak times the issue is always volume, access and choke points in the system, and that will always be the case. Using a BR example, even if Essen was 5 lanes each way you would still have back-ups at major intersections and where you enter/exit I-10. Also accounting for driveways is always a challenge on city streets,

The other potential benefit of autonomous vehicles is safety, but that will also mean slower speeds since AI will prioritize safety over speed, as it should.