the National Productivity Investment Fund will launch a trial, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, using six sensor sites in the city in June of this year. The sensors will detect signals from vehicles and mobile phones and the data will be used to control traffic light patterns in an attempt to reduce congestion. The £3m ($4.2m) scheme, which is funded by the Department for Transport and York, will ultimately be able to communicate directly with driverless cars. The UK is ranked the worst country in western Europe for congestion.
York will launch a trial, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, using six sensor sites in the city in June of this year. The sensors will detect signals from vehicles and mobile phones and the data will be used to control traffic light patterns in an attempt to reduce congestion. The £3m ($4.2m) scheme, which is funded by the Department for Transport and the National Productivity Investment Fund, will ultimately be able to communicate directly with driverless cars. The UK is ranked the worst country in western Europe for congestion.