With the addition of crowdsourced traffic data from Waze, your morning traffic will be a lot more clear, and that can't do anything but make your life easier and cheaper.READ»
Getting a real-time picture of traffic--both auto and pedestrian--is a daunting but necessary task for cities looking to streamline how people get around. A new system uses our ubiquitous cell phones to figure out where things are ...READ»
SAFEPED is a traffic simulator that takes into account how human beings make predictions about speed and distance, so planners can see exactly where people are going to run into the street.READ»
IBM's Commuter Pain study calculates the places where getting to work causes the most mental anguish. Traffic is down because of high gas prices, but the pain is still there. How can we ease commutes?READ»
Using a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to help avoid stopping, SignalGuru can keep drivers from idling, the most fuel consuming--and frustrating--part of driving.
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Cars that communicate can solve serious problems on the road-- like traffic in dangerous conditions, rubbernecking at accidents, and EVs running out of juice. The Department of Transportation's Connected Vehicle Technology Challenge winners show us how.READ»
Using a system of sensors and cameras, the new program lets city engineers control traffic signals in real time in response to changing road conditions.READ»
Next week, a major L.A. highway will close for two straight days. Traffic app Waze is offering its user-generated traffic information to the city's TV stations in hopes of easing congestion and attracting new users.READ»
Many major cities have seen a decline in driving over the past few years. The reasons for this are varied, but if it's a continuing trend, it's going to mean drastic changes for the way we shape our cities.READ»
By hooking up just a few cars to a grid that allows engineers to adjust conditions based on real-time traffic conditions, everyone would be blessed with congestion-free rides.READ»
As an occasional cyclist, I love Michael Bloomberg's aggressive push to put bike lanes all over Manhattan. But now that cycling in the city is easier than ever, the three-way traffic patterns between bikes, cars, and pedestrians can ...READ»
Amazon's Lady Gaga album/cloud storage deal crashed and burned earlier this week, and Amazon's wooden response didn't help matters, especially considering Apple's about to swoop into the space. But Amazon's relaunching the deal, with a sense of humor, to boot. Will it be enough? READ»
"Nobody walks in LA," sang the Missing Persons, and you know it's true if you've ever driven in Los Angeles (while everyone else also tries to drive in Los Angeles). The Texas Transportation Institute continually ranks Los Angeles as ...READ»
Destinations lets you send traffic and navigation info to your car from your mobile phone, and even pre-warns you about your departure time and ETA based on what it knows about traffic. Your car is now as smart as a real co-driver.READ»
There might be no greater proof of how unsustainable our urban planning has become than the commute times into and out of America's major cities. In short, if you gripe about spending 30 minutes in your car every morning, consider ...READ»
IBM and Telvent are teaming up on a transportation management and analytics system that, according to IBM, offers real-time traffic visibility with help from road sensors, bus schedules, real-time GPS locations, and IBM's secret analytics sauce. READ»
