Traffic Signals Will Now Control Fuel Consumption

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Monday, May 31, 2010, 15:26

With technology introducing something new everyday, men seem to sit back and let them do all the work. Reportedly, now traffic lights will be equipped to control your vehicle's engine and improve its fuel efficiency.

IBM has already filed a patent on the system that will help minimize fuel consumption.

The system will be able to detect the position of the vehicle from the red light to determine a queue of other vehicles stopped at the signal.

The potential time, before the lights turn green, is then calculated. If the time is over a set threshold, the traffic light will send signals to the vehicle engines to stop them.

When the lights turn green, a “start-engine notification" would be sent to the front vehicle to start its engine first, and a signal would be sent to the second vehicle in the queue an “optimal time" later, and so on.

IBM has proposed that the technology need not be made mandatory. Though the driver of the vehicle will have the choice whether to avail of the facility to receive stop/start engine notifications or not.

Though, it is suggested that they take it. IBM, claims that it will cut down the fuel expenditure, to a great extent.