Atlanta suburb deploys new tech to tame traffic

Source: Smart Cities Dive | Chris Teale

Dive Brief:

  • The City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, announced Wednesday it will deploy the traffic management Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology in partnership with Qualcomm and infrastructure firm Jacobs.

  • The Atlanta suburb, through its Curiosity Lab smart city living laboratory, will deploy the C-V2X technology on roadside units, intersections and on two of the vehicles in the city’s fleet. Its fire trucks and ambulances already have C-V2X capabilities, said Brandon Branham, assistant city manager and chief technology officer, and Peachtree Corners hopes to expand that deployment to all 350 of its fleet vehicles soon.

  • The technology will be used to improve travel times and efficiency, including through real-time adjustments of signals to improve traffic flow, Branham said during a briefing with reporters.It could also help improve safety, he said, especially where the city's network of multiuse trails intersect with streets.

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Photo credit: Courtesy of Qualcomm

Chelsea McCullough