North Carolina A&T State University has unveiled a new test facility in Greensboro to improve traffic safety. The Smart Intersection Test Facility is a collaboration between A&T, the city and the state Department of Transportation.
It functions as a living laboratory at East Market and Dudley streets, allowing researchers and students to test emerging transportation technologies, like automated vehicles, under real-world conditions. The outdoor site is equipped with advanced sensing, including radar and LiDAR, which uses lasers to measure distances and create precise, 3D representations of environments.
A&T PhD student Bijoy Bhowmik says the combination of multiple technologies is key…