Engineers are exploring a future white phase on U.S. traffic lights, showing how autonomous vehicles could coordinate ...

Across the United States, drivers are looking up at intersections and noticing a new, unfamiliar glow: small blue lights ...

I must be penny-wise and pound-foolish. After all, somehow, the small gripes that cost me a few seconds always end up turning into massive research projects. My article in February on Salt Lake City ...

Whether you’re in a car, on a bike, or simply stepping into a crosswalk, you should always pay attention to traffic lights. The simple green-yellow-red light system, which has been standard in the ...

While the universal traffic light design that the entire planet currently uses (still) does its job very well, there are experts who believe that this critical component of today’s traffic should be ...

Waze has begun early testing of traffic light icons with strict limits, signalling progress on a feature users have wanted for years, though wider availability remains uncertain.

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation. Researchers ...

Judging by a famous piece of footage showing a trip down Market Street in San Francisco circa 1906, traffic was a dangerous free-for-all in those days. Horses, cars and pedestrians, all getting in ...

WHEN WE CALL 911, WE WANT FIRST RESPONDERS TO ARRIVE QUICKLY AND SAFELY, AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A CHALLENGE. WHEN FIRE CREWS OR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS REACH BUSY INTERSECTIONS LIKE THIS ONE RIGHT ...

Researchers are exploring ways to use features in modern cars, such as GPS, to make traffic safer and more efficient. This undated photo provided by the University of Michigan College of Engineering ...