Traffic Problem? Send In The Robots!

22 July 2000 - 8:15am

University of California professor is developing robotsto automatically respond to traffic emergenciesfaster than humans could.

Southern California's traffic jams cost the state millions of dollars a year. Professor Mohan Trivedi of the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) is developing a plan to use robots to automatically respond to traffic emergencies faster than humans could. A prototype systemwill be installed at UCSD later this summer

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Source: Time, July 21, 2000
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