Intelligent traffic lights to reduce vehicle emissions

Abstract

Cars with petrol-driven internal combustion engines are sources of air pollution. Until alternative car engines will replace petrol-driven engines, road transportation is a major source for emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, and many other organic compounds into the environment. There is a direct relation between the car's emissions and its acceleration: an accelerating car will pollute more than a non-speeding car. In this paper we present a mobile system capable of guiding the driver's decisions with the goal of reducing vehicle emissions. The system considers parameters ranging from the car's characteristics to human reactions. In this we present results demonstrating the capability of the system to produce decisions that reduce pollution in urban traffic environment. © ECMS Klaus G. Troitzsch, Michael Möhring, Ulf Lotzmann (Editors).