It may surprise you to learn that experts are now suggesting the addition of a fourth color to traffic signals, though it will not be just for humans in a world where some drivers struggle to remember the colors of every single traffic light.
The new color, white, was proposed by researchers at North Carolina State University as a way to make it easier for human drivers to identify when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, conversely, to make it easier for these self-driving vehicles to navigate such junctions.
The white phase idea, as a new traffic signal, also informs human drivers of their obligations, he added. "Red signals continue to indicate a stop. Orange signals will continue to indicate exit. Furthermore, white signals will instruct human drivers to simply continue following the car in front of them."
Allow the robots to manage it.
All of this suggests that in the future, a white light on a traffic signal will signify the presence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs will be in control of traffic management by coordinating vehicle movements and communicating with one another.
People in charge of their own vehicles would only need to pay attention to the white light and follow the driverless car in front of them, without having to worry about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through.
People would essentially just go with the flow and let the machines do all the thinking.
A computer simulation of this concept showed that the white phase could speed up traffic flow by tiny amounts, which could eventually add up to something more significant. However, we have no idea how well this would function in practice.
These modest improvements were observed when the proportion of AVs at a junction varied from 10% to 30% of all vehicles, but even better, traffic delays decreased considerably as the proportion of self-driving cars increased.
Although challenging to put into action, it will be worthwhile.
However, the team admitted that, while such a system could potentially improve traffic efficiency at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, implementation of such a system could prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may be unwilling to adapt to a new system.
The team, on the other hand, is anxious to move forward with experimental tests to see how such a system could be introduced gradually, minimizing the impact of the changes on human drivers during the adaptation period.
According to Hajbabaie, a number of the white phase concept's components could be applied with only minor changes to intersections and current AVs. "We also think there are opportunities to test this strategy in specific locations."
"For example, ports experience high commercial traffic, making traffic flow critical. Because commercial vehicles appear to be more likely to embrace autonomous vehicles, there may be an opportunity to operate a pilot project there that would aid port traffic and commercial transportation."
Even though the concept is still in its early stages, it appears likely that, in the long run, such a change to the traffic system will become essential rather than novel.
Knowing how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.), I'd gladly put up with the inconvenience of learning a new system if it meant considerably fewer traffic jams and delays.
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The new color, white, was proposed by researchers at North Carolina State University as a way to make it easier for human drivers to identify when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, conversely, to make it easier for these self-driving vehicles to navigate such junctions.
The white phase idea, as a new traffic signal, also informs human drivers of their obligations, he added. "Red signals continue to indicate a stop. Orange signals will continue to indicate exit. Furthermore, white signals will instruct human drivers to simply continue following the car in front of them."
Allow the robots to manage it.
All of this suggests that in the future, a white light on a traffic signal will signify the presence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs will be in control of traffic management by coordinating vehicle movements and communicating with one another.
People in charge of their own vehicles would only need to pay attention to the white light and follow the driverless car in front of them, without having to worry about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through.
People would essentially just go with the flow and let the machines do all the thinking.
A computer simulation of this concept showed that the white phase could speed up traffic flow by tiny amounts, which could eventually add up to something more significant. However, we have no idea how well this would function in practice.
These modest improvements were observed when the proportion of AVs at a junction varied from 10% to 30% of all vehicles, but even better, traffic delays decreased considerably as the proportion of self-driving cars increased.
Although challenging to put into action, it will be worthwhile.
However, the team admitted that, while such a system could potentially improve traffic efficiency at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, implementation of such a system could prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may be unwilling to adapt to a new system.
The team, on the other hand, is anxious to move forward with experimental tests to see how such a system could be introduced gradually, minimizing the impact of the changes on human drivers during the adaptation period.
According to Hajbabaie, a number of the white phase concept's components could be applied with only minor changes to intersections and current AVs. "We also think there are opportunities to test this strategy in specific locations."
"For example, ports experience high commercial traffic, making traffic flow critical. Because commercial vehicles appear to be more likely to embrace autonomous vehicles, there may be an opportunity to operate a pilot project there that would aid port traffic and commercial transportation."
Even though the concept is still in its early stages, it appears likely that, in the long run, such a change to the traffic system will become essential rather than novel.
Knowing how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.), I'd gladly put up with the inconvenience of learning a new system if it meant considerably fewer traffic jams and delays.
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https://hpmanual.net/
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