{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/how-a-fourth-traffic-light-color-could-help-ease-our-transition-to-self-driving-cars/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"How a Fourth Traffic Light Color Could Help Ease Our Transition to Self-Driving Cars","slug":"how-a-fourth-traffic-light-color-could-help-ease-our-transition-to-self-driving-cars","createdLocal":"2023-02-10 14:30:50.386643","publishDate":"2023-02-09 19:00:00.715000+00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://jalopnik.com/how-a-fourth-traffic-light-color-could-help-ease-our-tr-1850093715"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>The tricolor electronic traffic light has existed since 1914, and the color scheme is used the world over.\nSo get ready for every old-timer to absolutely lose it over the IEEE’s latest idea: A “white light,” phase on traffic lights that would serve both to help direct self-driving cars and let human drivers know where those cars are going.\nTraffic lights would enter a “white phase” when coordinating AVs through traffic.\nThe lack of traffic light color would also indicate to human drivers that autonomous vehicles are being controlled.\n“The white phase concept also incorporates a new traffic signal, so that human drivers know what they are supposed to do.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"how-a-fourth-traffic-light-color-could-help-ease-our-transition-to-self-driving-cars"}}}