It might come as a surprise to learn that experts are now proposing the addition of a fourth color to traffic signals, though it won't just be for humans in a world where some drivers find it difficult to follow the colors of every single traffic light.
Researchers at North Carolina State University suggested the new color, white, as a way to make it easier for human drivers to recognize when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, inversely, to make it easier for these self-driving vehicles to navigate such junctions.
As a new traffic signal, the white phase idea also informs human drivers of their obligations, he continued. "Red lights continue to signal a halt. Orange signals will still signal departure. Additionally, white signals will direct human drivers to simply keep following the vehicle in front of them."
Let the robots handle it.
All of this indicates that in the future, a white light on a traffic signal would denote the existence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs would now be in charge of managing traffic by coordinating vehicle movements and communicating with one another.
In such circumstances, people still in complete control of their own cars would only need to pay attention to the white light and follow the driverless car in front of them without having to worry too much about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through.
In essence, people would just go along with the flow and let the computers do all the thinking.
The testing of this idea in a computer simulation revealed that the white phase could speed up traffic flow by tiny amounts, all of which could eventually add up to something more significant. However, we can't exactly say how well this would actually work in real life.
These modest improvements were seen when the proportion of AVs at a junction ranged from 10 to 30 percent of all vehicles, but even better, traffic delays significantly decreased as the proportion of self-driving cars rose.
Although difficult to execute, it will be worthwhile.
The team acknowledged, however, that while theoretically such a system could theoretically improve the efficiency of traffic at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, the implementation of such a system might prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may not be willing to adapt to a new system.
However, the team is eager to move forward with experimental tests to see how such a system could be introduced gradually, lessening the impact of the changes on human drivers during the adaptation phase.
With only slight adjustments to intersections and current AVs, a number of the white phase concept's components could be implemented, according to Hajbabaie. "We also believe that there are chances to test this strategy at particular locations."
"For instance, ports experience heavy business traffic, for which traffic flow is crucial. The adoption of autonomous vehicles seems to be greater among commercial vehicles, so there may be a chance to run a pilot project there that would help port traffic and commercial transportation."
Even though the idea may still be in its early phases of development, it seems likely that, at least in the long run, such a change to the traffic system will become necessary rather than novel.
Knowing how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.), I know I'd certainly be willing to put up with the discomfort of learning a new system if it meant significantly less frequent traffic jams and delays.
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Researchers at North Carolina State University suggested the new color, white, as a way to make it easier for human drivers to recognize when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, inversely, to make it easier for these self-driving vehicles to navigate such junctions.
As a new traffic signal, the white phase idea also informs human drivers of their obligations, he continued. "Red lights continue to signal a halt. Orange signals will still signal departure. Additionally, white signals will direct human drivers to simply keep following the vehicle in front of them."
Let the robots handle it.
All of this indicates that in the future, a white light on a traffic signal would denote the existence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs would now be in charge of managing traffic by coordinating vehicle movements and communicating with one another.
In such circumstances, people still in complete control of their own cars would only need to pay attention to the white light and follow the driverless car in front of them without having to worry too much about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through.
In essence, people would just go along with the flow and let the computers do all the thinking.
The testing of this idea in a computer simulation revealed that the white phase could speed up traffic flow by tiny amounts, all of which could eventually add up to something more significant. However, we can't exactly say how well this would actually work in real life.
These modest improvements were seen when the proportion of AVs at a junction ranged from 10 to 30 percent of all vehicles, but even better, traffic delays significantly decreased as the proportion of self-driving cars rose.
Although difficult to execute, it will be worthwhile.
The team acknowledged, however, that while theoretically such a system could theoretically improve the efficiency of traffic at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, the implementation of such a system might prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may not be willing to adapt to a new system.
However, the team is eager to move forward with experimental tests to see how such a system could be introduced gradually, lessening the impact of the changes on human drivers during the adaptation phase.
With only slight adjustments to intersections and current AVs, a number of the white phase concept's components could be implemented, according to Hajbabaie. "We also believe that there are chances to test this strategy at particular locations."
"For instance, ports experience heavy business traffic, for which traffic flow is crucial. The adoption of autonomous vehicles seems to be greater among commercial vehicles, so there may be a chance to run a pilot project there that would help port traffic and commercial transportation."
Even though the idea may still be in its early phases of development, it seems likely that, at least in the long run, such a change to the traffic system will become necessary rather than novel.
Knowing how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.), I know I'd certainly be willing to put up with the discomfort of learning a new system if it meant significantly less frequent traffic jams and delays.
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https://caramanjur.com/
https://rainyquote.com
https://www.teknovidia.com/
https://hpmanual.net/
https://www.inschord.com/
https://edukasinewss.com/