Signals, Sensors, and Safety: Technology in Smart Cities

Ever wonder...

• Why you sometimes cruise through green lights—and other times hit red at every block?
• How emergency vehicle preemption (that flashy-light thing) actually works?
• What’s inside those big metal traffic cabinets? And why are they so big?
• How traffic signal timing is determined?
• I could just program the intersection with a Raspberry Pi. What’s the big deal?

In this presentation and Q+A, you’ll hear from

• Mike Odell- Professional Traffic Engineer
• Melissa “Mel” Bernstein - a very full-stack Software Engineer who’s asked a lot of questions
• with support from Joel Wacker - System Integrator

We’ll cover:

• A tour of the traffic signal cabinet
• Safety features built into intersections
• The hardware and networks behind it all (well, not all)
• Multi-modal (bike, bus, pedestrian, cars, trucks, etc) signal coordination
• Sensors, sensors, and more sensors
• Pilot projects, startups, and innovation in urban traffic technology
• the connection between digital UX and physical infrastructure design

You’ll walk away with a deeper appreciation for how traffic technology keeps cities moving—and probably at least 10 new acronyms in your vocabulary.

If you've got topics/questions to ask ahead of time, feel free to dm me (Melissa) on LinkedIn

• All levels
• Development
• Other
• Design
• Hardware
• Startups