The Centracs System is now installed at 41 Norman intersections. The software uses cameras to monitor traffic flow, activate lights and note at once when lights malfunction.

Virtual replacement for traffic lights given green light for pilot tests Researchers suggest your commute could be cut by up to 20 percent using the new system.

In addition, Audi is also testing the system with about 60 sets of traffic lights in Verona, Italy, while 25 cars are being tested in Berlin with 1,000 lights.

Traffic lights in Quincy are now talking to one another. Using radars, cameras, and radio transmitters 20 intersections are now interconnected and able to respond to traffic patterns in real time.

Yup, the lights are timed Three groups are in charge of controlling, timing, and maintaining local traffic signals: the city, the county, and the Texas Department of Transportation, or TXDOT.

Such a system would not only reduce traffic jams, but would also eliminate situations such as drivers having to wait at empty intersections, or lights cycling unnecessarily when no traffic is present.