Never Get Stuck at a Red Light
October 31st 2008 13:47
Category: Miscellaneous
Travolution
Ok, so we all no how irritating it is to be in a hurry or be late for a meeting and get stuck at every single red light on the way. Well, Audi is testing a new gadget that is called Travolution that is supposed to search for wireless signals from nearby traffic lights. It is supposed to calculate how fast you're driving in order to send you through all the green lights so that you never have to hit a red light.
Basically, special transmitters fit inside the traffic signals send messages to cars in the area, letting the drivers know how much time is left before the next green light. When everything syncs up, the driver will know how fast to drive in order to hit the green and not have to stop at the red light.
Professor Fritz Busch, of the university, said:
The new approaches to network-wide control of traffic lights, together with communication between traffic lights and intelligent cars, exploits a potential for improving traffic flows that has previously gone untapped.
The overall system was created by Audi so that it reduces stopping time, as well as the actual number of stops that you'll have from one destination to another. This in turn will reduce the fuel consumption as well as the pollution, which will give a new light on green driving.
The device is not yet in mass production, but it is thought that the gadget could be vital to help meet the new European Union emissions standards.
This could be an extremely useful tool for reducing CO2 and saving motorists money. However, it will need to be tested thoroughly in many real and different types of traffic conditions to ensure there are no problems with other drivers.
The Travolution will only help if the traffic is steady and slowly, but if traffic is solid and packed, it really won't do any good.
Audi, isn't sure when the device will be available for mass production, but they are continuing to test through next year before releasing it to the public.
Pictures from Daily Mail
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