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Before the advent of computers, traffic lights were a marvel of mechanical and electromechanical engineering, utilizing timers, relays, and human intervention to manage bustling city intersections.

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A fourth traffic-signal color is more than sci-fi clickbait. As reported by ECO News’ Laila A., researchers at North Carolina State University are proposing a new white light that activates when ...

Scientists have revealed a futuristic 'communication with light' system that uses light pulses instead of radio waves to ...

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WKOW) -- The days of waiting at long lights may be over at three intersections in Sun Prairie thanks to new AI technology. The City of Sun Prairie has put in several traffic cameras ...

The concept of the traffic light actually dates all the way back to the 1860s, where gas-lit signals were placed on the posh streets that lined the Houses of Parliament in London. Of course, back then ...

Macomb County has launched a pilot project to install heating technology on certain traffic signals because LED lights don't produce enough heat to melt snow and ice to make them fully visible. Shelby ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British lighting technology firm Dialight is hoping a switch to low-carbon LED traffic lights across Europe and on cellphone masts will help it to drive revenues over the next few ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Are you sick of waiting around at red lights every morning on your way to work or school? It's an issue across Western New York that comes with a costly solution. But that cost ...

Audi has announced that select 2017 Audi A4, Q7 and allroad models (built after June 2016) will be able to communicate with Wi-Fi-enabled traffic lights that can inform drivers when red lights will ...