Las Vegas turns to AI to help control the city's traffic lights

This week, Las Vegas officials announced a new plan to deal with the city's notorious gridlock and congestion. The city is installing cameras and traffic sensors connected to an artificial intelligence system at intersections throughout the city to help direct traffic in a more efficient way. The system will be used to make changes in the timing of traffic lights and the location of digital traffic signs, such as those that announce lane closures. Las Vegas announced a new plan to manage the city's brutal gridlock with a network of AI-connected cameras and sensors installed at intersections throughout the city So far, 30 intersections have been equipped with the sensors, and the city plans to add another 50 by next February. According to officials, the system should deliver efficiency gains of up to 40 percent to the daily traffic flow.