Taming Traffic in Tuscon, Vancouver and Beyond
More than 90 million new vehicles are introduced to roads across the globe every year, leading to an annual 12% increase in traffic congestion — according to NoTraffic, a member of the NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge startups and the NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI ecosystem.
Reducing Unnecessary Congestion and Delays
Still, 99% of the world’s traffic signals run on fixed timing plans, leading to unnecessary congestion and delays. To reduce such inefficiencies, NoTraffic’s AI Mobility platform predicts road scenarios, helps ensure continuous traffic flow, minimizes stops, and optimizes safety at intersections across the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere.
How NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform Works
The platform, which enables road infrastructure management at both local-intersection and city-grid scale, integrates NVIDIA-powered software and hardware at the edge, under a cloud-based operating system. It’s built using the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform, NVIDIA accelerated computing, and the NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI developer stack.
Success Stories
In Tuscon, Arizona, more than 80 intersections are tapping into the NoTraffic AI Mobility platform, which has enabled up to a 46% reduction in road delays during rush hours — and a half-mile reduction in peak queue length. In Vancouver, Canada, the University of British Columbia (UBC) is using the NoTraffic platform and Rogers Communications’ 5G-connected, AI-enabled smart-traffic platform to reduce both pedestrian delays and greenhouse gas emissions.
Benefits of NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform
- Reduces travel times, saving drivers over $1.6 million in gas and cutting emissions, resulting in the equivalent impact of planting 650,000 trees
- Frees up to 1.25 million hours of traffic time, representing an economic benefit of over $24.3 million
- Reduces red-light runners by nearly 80%, improving safety at intersections
- Decreases pedestrian delays by up to 40%
Conclusion
NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform is a game-changer in the fight against traffic congestion and carbon emissions. By leveraging NVIDIA’s edge AI and accelerated computing, the platform is able to predict road scenarios, optimize traffic signals, and reduce delays, resulting in significant economic and environmental benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform work?
A: The platform uses NVIDIA-powered software and hardware at the edge, under a cloud-based operating system, to predict road scenarios, optimize traffic signals, and reduce delays.
Q: What are the benefits of using NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform?
A: The platform reduces travel times, saves drivers money, reduces emissions, and improves safety at intersections.
Q: How does the platform work in different cities?
A: The platform is deployed in various cities, including Tuscon, Arizona, Vancouver, Canada, and Phoenix, Arizona, among others.
Q: What is the impact of NoTraffic’s AI Mobility Platform on the environment?
A: The platform reduces carbon emissions, resulting in the equivalent impact of planting trees, and decreases the need for fossil fuels.
