CARS THAT KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT WILL CHANGE

As Tom Petty could tell you, the waiting is the hardest part of red lights. Audi has a solution; not to make the lights any shorter, but to let you know exactly when you’re getting the green. Next year, in select cities with smart traffic signals, Audi’s Traffic Light Information System will use the car’s onboard LTE data connection to communicate with the intersection’s signals and give you a countdown to green. It’s the first step in V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) technology, an area that will be crucial for both safety and automation, and, luckily, it’s just the beginning.