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Humans Cause Traffic Jams, AI Can Fix Them
Season 1
Episode 10
Traffic is one of the biggest problems plaguing cities today. Idling cars cause increased emissions, more traffic means more accidents, and it is, of course, annoying. Meet traffic scientist, Dr. Alex Bayen who is working to solve traffic with automation.
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