Audi Cars To Get Red Light, Green Light Info From Traffic Lights In D.C.

More than 600 intersections in the District of Columbia have been outfitted to support the ‘time-to-green’ feature, according to an announcement by Audi of America.

Audi created a feature called Traffic Light Information so that its cars can communicate with the traffic infrastructure in certain cities and metropolitan areas, which started testing in Las Vegas some time ago.

When select Audi models approach a connected traffic light, the car receives real-time signal information. When the light is red, the car’s instrument cluster shows the time remaining until the signal changes to green.

“Not only do V2I technologies like Traffic Light Information help to reduce driver stress, they are also essential infrastructure developments as we continue toward an automated future,” stated Scott Keogh, president, Audi of America.

Audi and Traffic Technology Services have brought the technology to other markets, including Dallas, Houston, Palo Alto, Portland and Denver.

Future iterations could include integration within the vehicle’s start-stop function, Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory, optimized navigation routing and other predictive services, according to Audi.

Audi last month introduced a vehicle-integrated toll payment system on some models so that car owners don’t have to stick an additional device onto their windshields to pay for road tolls.

 

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  1. R MARK REASBECK from www.USAonly.US , March 15, 2018 at 10:10 p.m.

    One more distraction on the dash board to be dependent on something besides driver awareness.  People can't drive stick shifts, parallel park, darn near, can't back up without a camera, and now, no reason to pay attention  to traffic lights, because a  plastic box of clustered circuit boards will keep you safe on the road.  How about just plain "optimized paying attention"??    Hate to bring it up AGAIN, but how much does this add to the car price ?   They never tell us., and how much does it cost to fix?  how many "upgrades" will you have to do with new intersections, construction zones, or power outages? 
    Common sense is GONE..................in less than 60 seconds.

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