California is testing a ‘smart highway’ where algorithms determine the speed limit and when cars can enter the freeway

California transportation officials are testing a “smart freeway” that uses an algorithm to determine when cars can enter the roadway and at what speed traffic flows.

Instead of spending millions to widen Interstate 15 in Southern California, the Riverside County Transportation Commission spent $33 million on a two-year pilot program that they hope will lessen traffic on the busy roadway.

The “smart freeway” launched June 1 and covers eight miles of the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 in Temecula, SFGate reported…

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