'Smart Intersections' Save Fuel, Lives: Ford technology alerts inattentive drivers with audio, visual signals

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IF IMPLEMENTED NATIONWIDE, NEW "smart intersection" technology being developed by some of the world's top auto makers could save an estimated 3 billion gallons (11 billion L) of gasoline annually, says the Texas Transportation Institute's "2007 Urban Mobility Report." At a Ford Motor Co. research facility in Dearborn, MI, there are several smart intersections that alert the driver through audio and visual signals when he is about to drive through a red light or run a stop sign.