Many of the devices used to help mitigate traffic jams and keep vehicles flowing through cities leverage remote controlled devices like changeable speed limit signs, radar, stop lights and road signs. All of them will need to work overtime this holiday season to endure wave after wave of delivery trucks. However, if everything is not working in harmony, streets can quickly become mired in gridlock with trucks needing to drop off deliveries on already crowded streets.
By incorporating IoT and AI across traffic devices, cities can ensure that changes made to reduce traffic levels are reflected everywhere. If an IoT-connected road sign tells drivers to divert to a particular street due to construction, AI can alert the stop light on that street to change its timing to accommodate for the increased number of cars and allow for more packages to get to their destination on time.