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newspress.co.uk - 9/22/2008

AUDI BACKED ‘TRAVOLUTION’ PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT

— newspress.co.uk — Audi lends its support to Travolution project aimed at streamlining urban traffic flow through interaction between cars... and traffic lights to minimise fuel-sapping stop-start traffic Travolution software can alert Audi drivers when a light is due to ... (more) AUDI BACKED ‘TRAVOLUTION’ PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT

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ohgizmo.com - 9/22/2008

Audi’s ‘Travolution’ Project Lets You Know How Long That Red Light Will Be

— ohgizmo.com — By Andrew Liszewski How many times have you approached a red light and tried to play the... ‘let’s see how slow I can drive without stopping before the light turns green’ game? Well a new project in Audi’s hometown of ... (more) Audi’s ‘Travolution’ Project Lets You Know How Long That ...

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Audi's Travolution- traffic light detection system is awesome
Newlaunches.com — ... the situation, enabling him to judge before hand, if he needs to hit the brakes or speed ahead. The Travolution, system is being tried out at the company's hometown of Ingostadt, Germany. Audi says that this system will streamline traffic flow, increase gas mileage, and reduce emissions. An additional twenty A5 and A6 Avant models are being added to the fleet of cars with the technology, and fifty more stoplights will be fitted with modules in Inglostadt. audi_travolution_ago2_2.jpg Source

Audi’s ‘Travolution’ Project Lets You Know How Long That Red Light Will Be
OhGizmo! — ... in the centre of Ingolstadt, the software to which they are all linked optimising their phasing to bring stopping times down to a minimum, reducing fuel consumption and pollution in the process. And besides the benefits of streamlining urban traffic flow and reducing CO2 emissions, I imagine knowing how long a light will be red would make waiting at an intersection a bit less tedious. [ Audi Backed 'Travolution' Project Gets The Green Light ] VIA [ Autoblog ] ...

Audi Developing Traffic Light Detection System
GEARFUSE — ... with ease, Audi claims it’ll “streamline traffic flow, increase gas mileage, and reduce emissions.” Fair enough. Unfortunately for us, the system is being tested in Ingostadt, Germany. No word if it’ll ever make its way over to the US but one can dream. Link

Saving Gas & Time Audi Style
SolSie.com — ... car moves toward a red light at an intersection, stop light gantries fitted with communications modules can let the car know when the light will turn green. The car then lets the driver know what speed he should maintain in order to pass through the intersection without having to brake for the light and then accelerate again. While lots of car maker focus on the gas consumption, this innovative system can improve traffic flow, increasing gas mileage, and reducing emissions.  [Via AutoBlog Source: ...