"Cell phones help track traffic flow"
Physorg.com, March 10, 2006
Cellint, an Israeli based company, says it has developed a system for managing traffic by tracking driver's cell phone signals and using them to create a real-time moving picture of what's happening on the roads.
Cellint services are now being used by government agencies in charge of managing the roads. Their aim is to monitor traffic speed and travel time between junctions, so they claim on their Web site.
Many countries are feeling the crunch of congested highways more and more and carpooling is becoming les popular and time spent commuting in some cities are breathtaking.
While Cellint aims in replacing road sensors, they are not the only ones battling to find new ways to ease the problems of bottlenecks. Inrix, founded in 2004 by former Microsoft executives are tackling the problem by taking and analyzing data from the government agencies with out forgetting about school calendars and special events.
TraficSense, Cellint's new technology, has been tested and validated by several customers and state agencies already. It has been revealed that TrafficSense can be nearly half the cost of sensor systems and if you are still wondering about the invasion of privacy? Cellint representatives have reassured us by confirming that their cellular data is completely anonymous but still requires the cooperation of cellular providers.
