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Audi announced Washington, D.C., as the seventh U.S. metropolitan area for the rollout of its Traffic Light Information (TLI) system. When a driver in a TLI-equipped Audi stops at a red light, the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology pulls stoplight data from Traffic Technology Services servers to let the driver know when the light will turn green. […]
Enlarge / During the recent California wild fires, there were several reports of drones interfering with firefighting attempts. (credit: Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Switzerland is on the cusp of becoming the first country to formally integrate drones into the air traffic management system that controls its airspace. The limited integration is the […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images According to studies, America is the most-congested country in the world. Los Angeles is the worst city in the U.S. for congestion, with drivers spending over a hundred hours per year stuck in traffic. Often the most congested cities are also tourist destinations, so travelers can expect to spend part of their […]
Atlanta’s traffic congestion infamy — the city regularly makes every annual top list due to its bottlenecks — is partially caused by car accidents at large, busy intersections. After a few accidents occur, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) may swoop in to assess the situation to make the intersection safer. But what if they […]
Automakers increasingly see parking as the next great frontier, and BMW is no exception. It just bought Parkmobile, which it says is the largest mobile parking services provider in North America. This isn’t BMW’s first parking initiative, but it promises to help the German brand craft a parking offering it can market around the world. […]
– Garmin is showing off a new infotainment system at CES with features aimed to make both drivers’ and passengers’ lives simpler and more connected. The prototype (shown above) is in a Volvo, but the company is expected to make it available across the auto industry. – Called a scalable infotainment platform, the new system operates […]
One of the reasons automakers are pursuing self-driving cars is that, while they’ll initially be too expensive for individuals to buy, ride-hailing services (aka mobility) offer the technology the chance to mature in a way that’s financially viable. Aptiv, a tier one supplier of autonomous technology, is working hard to make sure its system is […]
It’s no secret that some communities hate traffic-savvy navigation apps like Waze with a bitter passion. A congested highway can send legions of commuters down streets that clearly weren’t meant for more than more than a handful of cars at any given time. And one town has apparently had enough. The New York Times has […]
In a video clip uploaded to Imgur, a blue car can be seen driving around a parked up van. Standing in front of the van is a person with their arm out, clearly signalling for him to wait. But seeing no reason to stop, the blue car drives on, ignoring the instructions of the man […]
The worst time for road traffic this Christmas has been revealed. An expert has said Thursday afternoon this week will be the worst time for traffic, with the peak traffic at around 2:30pm – and it’s worse on specific routes. Thursday afternoon could see journeys on the popular motorway M6 Southbound increase by five times, […]
