Telematics & More

Great read from Jane Macfarlane Director of the Smart Cities Research Center at the University of California Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies, where she works on data analytics for emerging transportation issues.

“Miguel Street is a winding, narrow route through the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco. Until a few years ago, only those living along the road traveled it, and they understood its challenges well. Now it’s packed with cars that use it as a shortcut from congested Mission Street to heavily traveled Market Street. Residents must struggle to get to their homes, and accidents are a daily occurrence.

The problem began when smartphone apps like Waze, Apple Maps, and Google Maps came into widespread use, offering drivers real-time routing around traffic tie-ups. An estimated 1 billion drivers worldwide use such apps.”

Keep reading at IEEE Spectrum – here.