Intelligent traffic flow
Traffic lights controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) could help to ease congestion on Leicester’s roads and improve the city’s air quality.
A project, led by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) with researchers from Leicester University will see if AI and satellite data can help to manage traffic.
Researchers will examine information from the city’s Star Trak system – which tracks buses and feeds information on their status to passengers via electronic message boards at bus stops – in order to analyse traffic flow through the city at various times.
They will use the data to create computer models that will test how effective artificially intelligent systems are at controlling traffic lights in order to help traffic run more smoothly.
Leicester University will provide earth-observation satellite data as well as ground-based environmental sensors to monitor air quality.
This information will be used to see when measures need to be taken to reduce air pollution in particular parts of the city during times of heavy traffic build-up.
Researchers aim to gather evidence to start a full-scale trial in the city in the future.
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