Green Options » traffic jams http://greenoptions.com/tag/traffic-jams Posts tagged 'traffic jams' Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Good-Bye To Traffic Jams – New Project Uses Taxis To Reducing Gas Guzzling Slowdowns http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/15/good-bye-to-traffic-jams-new-project-uses-taxis-to-reducing-gas-guzzling-slowdowns/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/15/good-bye-to-traffic-jams-new-project-uses-taxis-to-reducing-gas-guzzling-slowdowns/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 12:34:49 +0000 mcmilker http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/15/good-bye-to-traffic-jams-new-project-uses-taxis-to-reducing-gas-guzzling-slowdowns/ taxi.jpg

The ORINOKO project has developed software that combines real time video feed to re-set traffic lights.

The new system fills the gap between the established but expensive induction loops and the journey time measurements obtained using sensors in taxis.

Image Credit: Elcopilot at Flickr under Creative Commons License

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