A green light for urban efficiency: Intelligent intersection control systems have a growing role to play in making urban traffic more efficient

摘要

The idea of every traffic light turning green as you approach it has long been a dream for many an urban driver - and none more so than those driving heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), which are slow and difficult to bring to a halt and then accelerate back to normal travel speed. But that dream has become a reality for some drivers in a small number of cities around Europe in the last few years, thanks to the Freilot project, and now looks set to do the same for many more with the launch in January of the Compass 4D pilot in several other locations.