Applied Information Selected by Evansville, IN to Provide Connected Vehicle Technology for Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Connected vehicle technology from Applied Information had been selected by the City of Evansville, IN, to give emergency vehicles preemptive green lights at traffic signals reducing response times and improving safety at intersections.
Key Points:
- Connected vehicle technology from Applied Information had been selected by the City of Evansville, IN, to give emergency vehicles preemptive green lights at traffic signals reducing response times and improving safety at intersections.
- Traffic Control Corporation of Woodridge, IL, is Applied Informations partner on the project that includes installing the technology at 230 traffic signals and on 40 emergency vehicles.
- Traffic in front of the emergency vehicle is kept moving while oncoming and cross-traffic is brought safely to a halt.
- Key product areas are smart traffic signals, school zone flashing beacons, emergency vehicle preemption, transit, and freight priority and ITS systems.