Though it won't just be for humans in a world where some drivers find it challenging to follow the hues of every single traffic light, it may come as a surprise to learn that experts are now advocating the addition of a fourth color to traffic signals.
The new color, white, was proposed by researchers at North Carolina State University as a way to make it simpler for human drivers to notice when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, conversely, for these self-driving vehicles to negotiate such junctions.
The white phase concept, he continued, also educates human drivers about their responsibilities as a new traffic indicator. "Red signals are still used to indicate a stop. There will still be orange departure signs. White signs will also tell human drivers to simply keep driving behind the car in front of them."
The robots should manage it.
All of this suggests that, in the future, a white light on a traffic signal would signify the presence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs would now be responsible for managing traffic by coordinating vehicle movements and interacting with one another.
People still fully 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 too much about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through in such situations.
In essence, humans would just follow the herd and leave all of the decision-making to the computers.
The white phase could speed up traffic flow by minute amounts, all of which could ultimately add up to something more significant, according to the testing of this theory in a computer simulation. We are unsure of how well this would function in practice, though.
The percentage of AVs at a junction that varied from 10 to 30 percent of all vehicles showed these modest improvements, but even better, traffic delays sharply decreased as the proportion of self-driving cars increased.
Although challenging to carry out, it will be beneficial.
However, the team acknowledged that while theoretically such a system could theoretically theoretically improve the efficiency of traffic at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, the implementation of such a system might prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may not be willing to adapt to a new system.
However, the team is anxious to begin conducting experimental studies to determine how such a system might be implemented gradually, lessening the effects of the modifications on human drivers while they adjust.
Hajbabaie claims that some of the white phase concept's elements could be applied with only minor changes to intersections and existing AVs. "We also think that there may be opportunities to test this approach at specific sites."
"For instance, ports see a lot of commerce, so traffic flow is important. There may be an opportunity to conduct a pilot project there that would benefit port traffic and commercial transportation since the adoption of autonomous vehicles appears to be higher among commercial vehicles."
Even though the concept may still be in its infancy, it appears probable that, in the long run at least, such a change to the traffic system will become necessary rather than novel, at least in the short term.
I know I'd definitely be willing to put up with the discomfort of learning a new system if it meant considerably less frequently traffic jams and delays because I know how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.).
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The new color, white, was proposed by researchers at North Carolina State University as a way to make it simpler for human drivers to notice when driverless vehicles are using a traffic intersection and, conversely, for these self-driving vehicles to negotiate such junctions.
The white phase concept, he continued, also educates human drivers about their responsibilities as a new traffic indicator. "Red signals are still used to indicate a stop. There will still be orange departure signs. White signs will also tell human drivers to simply keep driving behind the car in front of them."
The robots should manage it.
All of this suggests that, in the future, a white light on a traffic signal would signify the presence of one or more AVs, and that these AVs would now be responsible for managing traffic by coordinating vehicle movements and interacting with one another.
People still fully 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 too much about when to stop, slow down, or let another car pass through in such situations.
In essence, humans would just follow the herd and leave all of the decision-making to the computers.
The white phase could speed up traffic flow by minute amounts, all of which could ultimately add up to something more significant, according to the testing of this theory in a computer simulation. We are unsure of how well this would function in practice, though.
The percentage of AVs at a junction that varied from 10 to 30 percent of all vehicles showed these modest improvements, but even better, traffic delays sharply decreased as the proportion of self-driving cars increased.
Although challenging to carry out, it will be beneficial.
However, the team acknowledged that while theoretically such a system could theoretically theoretically improve the efficiency of traffic at stops and intersections by enormous margins cumulatively, the implementation of such a system might prove to be a bigger challenge given that drivers may not be willing to adapt to a new system.
However, the team is anxious to begin conducting experimental studies to determine how such a system might be implemented gradually, lessening the effects of the modifications on human drivers while they adjust.
Hajbabaie claims that some of the white phase concept's elements could be applied with only minor changes to intersections and existing AVs. "We also think that there may be opportunities to test this approach at specific sites."
"For instance, ports see a lot of commerce, so traffic flow is important. There may be an opportunity to conduct a pilot project there that would benefit port traffic and commercial transportation since the adoption of autonomous vehicles appears to be higher among commercial vehicles."
Even though the concept may still be in its infancy, it appears probable that, in the long run at least, such a change to the traffic system will become necessary rather than novel, at least in the short term.
I know I'd definitely be willing to put up with the discomfort of learning a new system if it meant considerably less frequently traffic jams and delays because I know how annoying human behavior at traffic lights can be (running red lights, accelerating too slowly during green lights, etc.).
https://spiritsevent.com
https://gpsku.co.id/
https://caramanjur.com/
https://rainyquote.com
https://www.teknovidia.com/
https://hpmanual.net/
https://www.inschord.com/
https://edukasinewss.com/