The study has analysed how even the smallest changes in traffic flow can lead to congestion lasting several hours. According to Daimler-Benz scientists: 'Guidance systems might not be capable of actively preventing traffic jams but an on-board computer can at least recognise, long before a particular stretch of road is reached, that the traffic there will have come to a standstill in just a few minutes.'
Scientists in study to ease congestion
03/08/1999 in NEWS
DAIMLER-BENZ scientists are carrying out a study on the autobahn near Frankfurt to investigate the dynamics of traffic flow and congestion. Their goal is to develop a system that can generate reliable predictions of traffic conditions so that on-board computers in cars can choose the fastest route between two points, even if this is not the shortest route.
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