MIT Study Shows Stop Lights Won't Be Necessary In The Future (computerworld.com)

Lucas123 writes: An MIT [Senseable City Lab] study based on mathematical modeling demonstrated a likely scenario in which high-tech vehicles, using sensors to remain at a safe distance from each other as they move through a four-way intersection, can eliminate the need for traffic lights in the future. By removing the waits caused by traffic lights, these so-called Slot-based Intersections speed-up traffic flow.The study claims this kind of traffic-light-free transportation design, if it ever arrives, could allow twice as much traffic to use existing roads.

Comments

Re:Pedestrians

[aix tom]

Well, they just have to invent the high-tech autonomous pedestrian then to replace all the old models.

Re:Roundabouts?

[Culture20]

Well sure! Let's just take some extra space from Montana and plunk it into an intersection in Manhattan. Now it fits a roundabout!