FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to traffic management, and in particular relates to traffic lane configuration.

BACKGROUND

The assignment of traffic into lanes is generally static and may last months or years. However, this use of static lanes creates inefficiencies in the utilization of road resources. Historically, it is quite costly to reconfigure lanes and roads, and the few solutions that exist to dynamically configure roads, including movable Jersey Barriers, complex lighting signals, among others, are expensive to deploy and operate, and thus are only provided in rare cases.

Human drivers require painted lines, digital or painted signs, and colored light signals. Human drivers can follow these painted lines, signs and signals, but become less attentive to changes when driving in the same area repeatedly. Autonomous vehicle driving systems more strictly adhere to signals that may change often.

Current systems are centrally controlled, and are generally either scheduled for big events such as sporting events, or set on a certain recurring daily schedule, for example based on commuting patterns. This allows for roads to adapt to certain long-term system needs, but does not allow for short-term response to the needs of vehicles.

