This Car Can Talk To Traffic Lights

This is Leon, a car made by the automobile manufacturing company SEAT. This car utilizes a technology that allows it to converse with traffic lights so that its driver knows when the traffic light will change color.

The family hatchback uses a new built-in system to communicate with Barcelona's traffic light infrastructure as part of a test to look at ways of improving road safety, traffic flow and environmental efficiency.
When the Leon approached a traffic light, an alert appeared on the screen saying whether it will be red, green or yellow when the car arrives - and provides real-time data about how long a motorist will need to wait for them to change.

Amazing!

More details about this car over at DailyMail.

(Image Credit: SEAT UK/ DailyMail)


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I hope the accident victims' cars are equipped with dashcams.
Idiot driver: "What, 5 seconds to red? I can totally make that!", except they're 8 seconds away from the intersection. Crash.
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Here's what will happen: the car announces "the light coming up will turn yellow in 3 seconds", so the driver hits the accelerator to beat the light. Driver in crossing road is told light will turn green in 3 seconds, so they don't bother to slow down for the intersection...
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