Many cities are replacing their incandescent traffic lights with LEDs, despite the higher initial cost. Here's why that's actually a good idea.

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation. Researchers ...

The concept of the traffic light actually dates all the way back to the 1860s, where gas-lit signals were placed on the posh streets that lined the Houses of Parliament in London. Of course, back then ...

Each time a driver in Seattle meets a red light, they wait about 20 seconds on average before it turns green again, according to vehicle and smartphone data collected by analytics company Inrix. The ...

Whether you’re in a car, on a bike, or simply stepping into a crosswalk, you should always pay attention to traffic lights. The simple green-yellow-red light system, which has been standard in the ...

Today's traffic lights can be controlled by anything from standard traffic control computers to highly advanced AI-driven computer systems that are so "smart" they can predict what's going to happen ...

(WHTM) — We see traffic lights all the time. Sometimes we get green lights, and sometimes we hit all the red lights on our commute to work. But, while sitting at a red light, have you ever wondered ...

LED signal lights generally carry a price tag several times higher than incandescent traffic signal bulbs. However, that hasn't stopped many cities from replacing their incandescent lights with LED ...