Co-operative Traffic Light: Applications for Driver Information and Assistance

In this paper a new approach towards co-operative intersection management systems based on traffic flow detection and analysis shall be proposed which uses on the one hand standard in-vehicle equipment and on the other hand standard traffic light control systems. The main communication concept will be placed into a low-cost modular unit which connects the systems of the vehicles and the traffic light control systems in order to enable traffic data information exchanged such as traffic light switching information for the individual traffic and speed recommendation for a co-operative traffic light management.