Stopping traffic

Many traffic jams are caused by small behaviors: a slight tap on the brakes can ripple through a line of cars, triggering a slowdown or even gridlock. But in a massive traffic experiment, more than 50 scientists from the CIRCLES Consortium — including 18 Berkeley Engineering students, postdoctoral researchers, staff and faculty — tested whether introducing just a few AI-equipped vehicles to the road can help ease these jams and reduce fuel consumption for everyone. The answer seems to be yes. Read the story at Berkeley Engineering