I saw a good article on c/upliftingnews about AI improving traffic signal controllers. It’s good and all, I just can’t help but think of the “look at what they need to have a fraction of our power” meme while reading it

  • jungle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I couldn’t watch the first video, all I see is an ad. The second video is not an intersection.

    That said, a roundabout does solve the issue, both for cars and bicycles.

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      1 year ago

      Just reload and watch the video. Humans evolved for that speed, which is the reason we don’t need traffic lights to avoid people bouncing into each other in busy pedestrian areas. The same translates well for bicycles.

      Only once we start putting tons of metal around us, allow for super fast acceleration, and isolate ourselves from our surroundings by blocking view and and sounds, this becomes an issue.