Israeli AI Traffic System Easing Congestion In California

An Israeli AI traffic management system is being used by a Californian transportation authority in an area with heavily congested roads during morning and afternoon rush hours. 

Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) will be using the signal optimization platform created by the Tel Aviv-based Axilion in order to optimize traffic flow along the Railroad Avenue corridor in the City of Pittsburg. 

Axilion’s digital technology can be smoothly integrated into the existing infrastructure, and the software also allows traffic engineers to simulate different traffic management scenarios in a risk-free environment before introducing them onto the roads themselves.   

“We’re excited to bring our cutting-edge traffic optimization technology to CCTA,” said Axilion CEO Coby Sella. 

“Our objective is to alleviate the traffic congestion for commuters on Railroad Avenue by the end of this year. Utilizing AI and cloud-based traffic data, we can provide a swift and cost-efficient solution without the need to upgrade the corridor detection hardware,” he said. 

“Pittsburg is excited to advance this technology and to see a reduction in traffic congestion in our community. Our residents rely on this corridor, and we are eager to use creative and innovative solutions to get them to their destinations more quickly,” said Pittsburg Mayor Shanelle Scales-Preston.

CCTA Executive Director Timothy Haile praised the authority’s partnership with Axilion for allowing it to improve the local traffic situation without costly and time-consuming upgrades.