Dogyote

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A new study found adaptive traffic signals powered by big data reduced peak-hour travel times by 11% in China’s 100 most congested cities – saving 31.73 million tonnes of CO₂ annually. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

but they have a different goal: they want drivers to feel like they're making progress instead of actually improving things.

Sorry but I want a source for that claim.

A new study found adaptive traffic signals powered by big data reduced peak-hour travel times by 11% in China’s 100 most congested cities – saving 31.73 million tonnes of CO₂ annually. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 39 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Why does it often seem like only China is using modern tech to make real quality of life improvements? It's the opposite of the US. Seems like that same modern tech is making everything a bit worse day after day.

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