Researchers pair augmented reality, connected car to kill the traffic light

One of the potential ripple effects of the connected, and even driverless, car is the future of the traditional traffic light. The consensus seems to be that it doesn’t have a very hopeful one.

Full adoption of the fully driverless car – say, everyone in America travels in cars that drive themselves in every situation – would make the old-school traffic light obsolete. Part of what makes these cars’ autonomous is their ability to communicate with one another so they don’t collide. In this scenario, driverless cars should theoretically be able to pass seamlessly through crowded intersections one-at-a-time without stopping to wait, saving both time and energy in the process.

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