"00 Seconds Before Signal Change" Daejeon City Launches Intersection Signal Information Alert Service

Daejeon City will start a signal information notification service that provides drivers with the ‘second-by-second’ countdown before traffic signals change at intersections.

On the 22nd, Daejeon City announced that starting from the 26th, it will offer this ‘signal information provision service’ at 55 intersections along Hanbat-daero (34 locations), Gyeryong-ro (10 locations), Bukyuseong-daero (8 locations), and Cheonbyeon Urban Expressway (3 locations).

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To implement the service, Daejeon City upgraded the on-site equipment to a 2-way system (Daejeon City ← Signal Controller → Road Traffic Authority) and signed a business agreement on the 15th with 13 organizations including the Road Traffic Authority for ‘Future Converged Transportation Infrastructure Construction and Service Promotion.’

As a starting point, Daejeon City will provide the related service through Kakao Navi this year. Next year, the signal information provision service will also be available through iNavi, T Mobility, and others.

Next year, the service coverage area will be expanded to include an extension of Gyeryong-ro, Yudeung-ro, Gyebaek-ro, and 75 additional intersections.

Daejeon City expects that by providing the signal information service, factors causing tailgating, sudden acceleration, or sudden deceleration will be reduced, contributing to the creation of a smart road environment for future autonomous driving.

Jeong Sin-yeong, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau of Daejeon City, said, “With the support of the signal information provision service, sudden acceleration, sudden deceleration, and tailgating caused by failure to anticipate signal changes will decrease, improving traffic flow. Daejeon City will continue to strive to discover and support various transportation services that citizens can directly experience.”

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