Google Uses AI to Reduce Pollution from Vehicles

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey

Google's 'Green Light' project uses AI to manage traffic signals and reduce vehicle emissions.

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The process takes just 5 minutes for city engineers to implement, per Google.

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Indian cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata are part of this.

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Partner cities are reportedly seeing a 30% decrease in stops and up to 10% emission reduction at intersections.

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This project exists in 12 cities globally.

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Google's AI models consider factors such as intersection structure, traffic patterns, and light scheduling.

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Recommendations found from these models are then sent to cities.

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Google notes that results are visible within weeks.

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Cities must join Google’s waitlist to be a part of this.

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