Ford trials C-V2X traffic lights that aid emergency vehicles
Auto maker Ford has been trialling connected traffic lights equipped with C-V2X technology enabling them to automatically switch to green to offer clearer routes for ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles. Ford notes the system also has the potential to reduce congestion thanks to traffic lights sending their red-green timing information to approaching vehicles.
“Whether it’s a fire engine attending a blaze or an ambulance that is en route to an accident, the last thing anyone wants is for these drivers to be caught up among other vehicles waiting for the lights to change,” explained Martin Sommer, research engineer, Automated Driving Europe, Ford of Europe.
Ford trials C-V2X traffic lights that aid emergency vehicles
2022-03-31 01:04