UK Government Plans To Reduce Traffic By Opening Up Data To AI Firms

The UK government is waging a war on traffic. Yesterday, it announced plans to open up data on congestion, repair works and any other scheduled disruptions to Britain's road network. To make this data accessible to any technology firm that wants it, enabling such companies to develop AI-powered apps that provide drivers with not only real-time traffic info, but also ahead-of-time info. Traffic is an economic disease, and as a problem it's being made more acute by the growing number of vehicles on the road. In the UK, motorists lost 178 hours to road congestion in 2018, costing £1,317 per person and setting back the UK economy almost £8 billion overall.