“Stop, Go, Chill… and Now Glow? The Dawn of the White Traffic Light!”

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Move over red, yellow, and green—there’s a new hue in town, and it’s dazzlingly… white. A team of university researchers has proposed a fourth traffic‐light color specifically for self‑driving cars, and the rest of us are roughly as thrilled as you’d expect.

Why White?
According to a study published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, the white light acts like a VIP badge for autonomous vehicles (AVs). A university research team explains that when an AV approaches an intersection, it syncs with the traffic network, sees the white glow, and confidently barrels through—wallet safely stowed.

Humans: The Follower Species
Worried you’ll be left wondering what white means? Fear not. A city traffic engineer assures us “human drivers just follow the AV at a respectful distance. If it stops, you stop. If it goes, you go—like an unspoken conga line.”

Industry Reaction: Confused and Intrigued
An automotive industry insider admits the idea “sounds like sci‑fi,” while another simply shrugged and muttered “confusing.” Yet, they concede that improved fuel efficiency and reduced idling times could save enough cash to finally fix that pothole on Main Street.

From 1986 Mercedes Dream to Tesla’s Reality
Way back in the ’80s, a luxury‐carmaker dreamed up the first autonomous prototype. Fast‑forward to today’s electric auto‑maker entrepreneur, who made semi‑self‑driving dashboards mainstream—along with a few well‑documented ethics debates on over‑the‑air upgrades.

Ethical White‑Flag Dilemmas
Will AVs spot jaywalkers? Can they dodge a rogue cyclist while obeying the white light? A regulatory official warns: “Before we unleash algorithmic justice, we need to tackle big Qs—like who’s responsible if an AV, primed on white, plows into a rogue goose.”


A Future of Traffic Ballet
Imagine city intersections morphing into choreographed dance floors: AVs pirouetting on white, while human drivers improvise behind. A skeptic notes, “It’s great until someone still tries to run red, and our robotic emperors freeze in indecision.”

When Will We See White Lights?
Pilot programs could launch within five years—assuming AVs outnumber distracted PhD students and the public stops freaking out about cars that talk to stoplights.

Bottom Line
The white light may be the missing link between today’s honk‑and‑hope driving and tomorrow’s seamless, Tesla‑led traffic utopia. Or it might just add another layer of confusion at 2 a.m. on the way home. But hey, someone’s got to teach our robot chauffeurs the ancient art of intersection salsa.

 

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