Researchers at North Carolina State University are proposing an additional white traffic light that would signal to drivers autonomous vehicles (AVs) are managing the upcoming intersection of traffic flow intelligently. The thinking is that both traffic congestion levels and overall fuel consumption could be reduced.
The cars and trucks that are driving themselves won’t need to ‘look’ at the white traffic light, because they’ll be communicating with it wirelessly. However, it will act as a sign to human drivers and passengers that they should follow the lead of the self-driving vehicles moving through the intersection.
