New Deep Learning AI Technology Can Help You Save Time on Your Commute - USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Americans spend about 104 hours per year in traffic. Americans spend an average of 25.4 minutes commuting to work, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. For those who are counting, that amounts to 104 hours per year spent in traffic, with averages steadily rising every year. In Southern California, commutes are double the national average and considered the most stressful in the nation. The number of cars on highways increases annually, leading to more intense bottlenecks at interchanges, slower speeds on packed roads, and a higher frequency of accidents. Engineers at USC Viterbi are hoping to reverse that trend by adding a new type of artificial intelligence to traffic speed forecasting technology, giving drivers adaptive and predictive information for the fastest commute in every probable way.