IBM files patent for AI-managed traffic lights

IBM filed a patent for an AI-powered traffic management system earlier this month. What it is: According to the patent, IBM wants to develop a system for controlling traffic lights that relies on cameras. A computer views real-time footage of traffic in each direction and then calculates the optimum traffic pattern. Why it matters: Have you ever sat at a four-way intersection for three full minutes staring at a red light with a mixture of bewilderment and anger because there isn’t another vehicle in sight? Yeah, that. We asked IBM Master Inventor Steve Hobson why we couldn’t just write better… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: IBM source: https://thenextweb.com/artificial-intelligence/2018/05/17/ibm-files-patent-for-ai-managed-traffic-lights/ #Headlines by: Tristan Greene

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