{
  "id": 18487818,
  "title": "Dubai to use AI to control all traffic lights, cut congestion by at least 10%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/dubai-to-use-ai-to-control-all-traffic-lights-cut-congestion-by-at",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-06T10:43:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/living-in-uae/transport/dubai-to-use-ai-to-control-all-traffic-lights-cut-congestion-by-at-least-10-1.500738352"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled an ambitious project to connect all traffic signals across the emirate to a central control centre in Al Barsha, with the aim of employing artificial intelligence (AI) to manage them dynamically. The system is designed to predict traffic congestion, adjust signal timings accordingly, and ultimately reduce congestion by at least 10%. The RTA anticipates the completion of the connection of all traffic signals to the control centre by early 2027. Utilizing existing cameras and traffic management systems, the AI technology will monitor and analyse vehicle movements, predict congestion or bottlenecks, and adapt signal timings in real-time to improve the efficiency of Dubai's road network.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled a major project to connect all traffic signals across the emirate to its traffic control centre in Al Barsha, paving the way for artificial intelligence to manage them dynamically, predict traffic congestion and bottlenecks, and respond proactively to ease traffic flow. The authority expects the system to reduce congestion at traffic…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}