Germans Shouldn’t Brake at Stop Lights

A dashboard display tells you how fast to drive to avoid a red light.

What if your car told you how fast to drive to avoid a red light? Even better, what if the traffic lights talked to the cars in order to better time their light changes. According to the KickingTires article “Audi Takes on Stop Lights: A Must Read”, Audi is partnering with the government of Ingolstadt, Germany to network the traffic signals together with specially-equipped cars in order to deliver optimum light switching and assist cars through traffic lights. The initiative is being pushed as a gas-saving measure, as less stopping means less gas used. The article doesn’t go too much into the technical details of the project, however it does have some pictures of the car dashboard.