Atlanta and multiple technology partners, including Applied Information, have begun a Smart City Project test program with sensors and cameras to allow autonomous vehicles and conventional motorists safer driving.

Smart City technology developed by Applied Information (AI) has been deployed by the City of Atlanta to connect traffic signals, emergency vehicles and school zone safety flashers to the Internet of Things (IoT). It is part of the Renew Atlanta infrastructure improvement programme.

Cyclists in downtown Atlanta could soon get an alert on their smartphone when a car is coming up behind them. And motorists idling at a traffic signal could get a countdown on their phones alerting them to when the lights will switch from red to green.

Imagine having your phone warn you if you’re driving too fast or if you’re approaching a red light. For Bryan Mulligan, it doesn’t take much imagination. His Suwanee-based company, Applied Information, is developing a smartphone app called TravelSafely that will do those things and more for drivers in areas where the local government has set up the technology to interact with the app.