The company says road congestion is a global scourge, calculating that the average driver spends three days a year stuck in traffic, also pumping out greenhouse gas emissions. The problem is acute ...

Some traffic ... with MIT math instructors Jean-Christophe Nave and Benjamin Seibold and professor of applied mathematics Rodolfo Rosales on this study. The team tackled the problem last year ...

It really matters how hard you brake - a slight braking from a driver who has identified a problem early will allow the traffic flow to remain smooth. Heavier braking, usually caused by a driver ...

Most traffic jams are unnecessary, and this deeply irks mathematicians who specialize in traffic flow. They reserve ... says Alexander Krylatov, a mathematics professor at St. Petersburg University.

Incorporating driverless cars into mathematical traffic models will prove key to improving traffic flow and assessing ... an injection of mathematics into future policy could help navigate a ...

Robotic vehicles can optimize the flow ... traffic, my team and I wondered whether robot vehicles and their interactions with human-driven vehicles can alleviate today’s notorious traffic problems.