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Humans Cause Traffic Jams, AI Can Fix Them

Season 1 Episode 10 | 9m 46s

Traffic is one of the biggest problems plaguing cities today. Idling cars cause increased emissions, more traffic means more accidents, and it is, of course, annoying. Meet traffic scientist, Dr. Alex Bayen who is working to solve traffic with automation.

Aired: 03/10/21
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