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YOU MAY SEE NEW CAMERAS GOING UP AT INTERSECTIONS ACROSS PLANO.THEY'RE PART OF AN UPGRADE TO THE CITY'S VEHICLE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HELPS TRAFFIC SIGNALS RESPOND TO VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION RATHER THAN THE OLDER BARREL SHAPED LOOKING CAMERAS.
THESE ONES HAVE, UM, TWO SENSORS ACTUALLY.
THERE'S A CAMERA AND A RADAR, UM, SENSOR EMBEDDED IN THAT SAME UH, UNIT.
THE UPGRADED SENSORS DETECT AND COUNT TRAFFIC APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION SO THE SIGNAL KNOWS WHEN TO TURN FROM RED TO GREEN.
IT WILL IDENTIFY A BOUNDING BOX AROUND EACH INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE AS IT GOES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THAT IT USES AI TO PROCESS THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE IS THIS.
THE SYSTEM CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CARS AND PEDESTRIANS, BUT IT DOES NOT IDENTIFY DETAILS LIKE LICENSE PLATES.
THE RADAR IS USED FOR SPEED AND DISTANCE.
THAT HELPS THE SIGNAL ESTIMATE HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR TRAFFIC TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SO DRIVERS DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNNECESSARILY.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT LESS DELAY WHEN LEFT TURNS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION.
WHEN THOSE CARS ARE DONE MAKING THEIR TURN, YOUR GREEN WILL COME UP A LOT FASTER.
UM, AND THEN WHEN OTHER APPROACHES WHEN THE VEHICLES ARE ALL THROUGH, UM, THE SIGNAL WILL BE FREE TO TO MOVE ON MUCH EARLIER.
THE SYSTEM CAN HELP POLICE AND FIRE RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, TRACK CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, AND ALSO ASSIST WITH TRAFFIC COUNTS SO CITY STAFF CAN IMPROVE SIGNAL TIMINGS IN THE FUTURE.
INSTALLATION IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.