Traffic Sim Predicts Jams Before They Happen

Posted by simoniker on Friday July 2, 2004 @08:36PM from the driving-in-your-jam-jar dept.

Via_Patrino writes "The New Scientist reports that: A traffic simulation system is helping drivers by predicting jams up to an hour before they happen. Traffic flow can be divided into three categories: freely flowing, jammed, and an intermediate state called synchronised flow in which dense traffic moves in unison. Physicists at University of Duisburg-Essen have developed 'the first model to reproduce all known traffic states.' Predicted conditions are displayed on the official website, and more than 90 per cent of the time, traffic density is predicted correctly."

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Pre-emptive analysis? by skraps · 2004-07-02 20:41 · Score: 1, Redundant

Do city planners have access to this sort of technology? It stands to reason that if the people designing the roads had a better understanding of traffic dynamics, they could design better road systems, and increase capacity proactively.

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Re:GPL IT PLZ by HungSquirrel · 2004-07-03 00:06 · Score: 0, Redundant

No shit. :D

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