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The modern transportation system came into existence during the

mid-nineteenth century. Even a century and a half later still many


problems are associated with them e.g. traffic congestion, road safety,
etc. The reason, “confusion between vehicle operators” due to “lack of
effective communication” and only solution is traffic automation.

Traffic automation technologies and systems can be described in four


categories:

Warning systems.
Control assistance systems.
Control override systems.
Automated control systems.

These systems may be implemented by technology that is entirely


contained within the vehicle (i.e., autonomously) or by combinations of
in-vehicle and infrastructure technologies (i.e., cooperatively).

Autonomously:-

PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) control system to determine the


motion of vehicles.
GPS device to track the path.
SONAR for avoiding obstacles.
Inbuilt Wi-Fi module to communicate with other vehicles and the
traffic server.

Cooperatively:-

UV sensitive paints on white strips of the road for detection of track


during night.
Dedicated Server for vehicle traffic automation.
Vehicle warning systems includes warning the vehicle on approach of
vehicle, overtaking, giving way for priority vehicles, etc. Control
assistance system is the process of aiding the manual controller (if
activated) to the various parameters on road. Control override includes
transfer of control of the vehicle to the server, overriding manual
control. Lastly the automated control systems include the complete
automated control of the vehicle from source to destination through the
server.

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