State-of-the-art research by transportation engineers at North Carolina State University “White light” decided that the addition of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) would help control traffic flow and help drivers know who to follow.
Research, self-driving vehicles travel time at intersections help to significantly improve and reduce fuel consumption It uses computational simulations to find ways in which it might be. Researchers explore this new concept where the computing power of AVs will be used to guide and predict traffic flow at intersections. ‘white phase junction’ named it.
Under the white phase concept, all AVs in a certain area, such as an intersection or a traffic signal, can communicate with each other wirelessly. At the same time communication also with the host controlling the traffic signal they will establish. The host will collect and analyze all the data and activate the White Light on the signal when enough AVs approach an intersection.
When you see the White Light in the Signal, there are many AVs at your intersection and to facilitate an optimal and efficient traffic flow. coordinate their movements you will know. This is important information for non-autonomous vehicles driven by humans, because when the traffic signal shows a White Light, drivers will simply have to follow the vehicle in front of them to get the best traffic flow, which will save both time and fuel.
Basically, research has shown that AVs will collect data about traffic, location, terrain, and other variables from each other, and then map of the best traffic flow shows it will. Human drivers will just have to follow the AVs.