Lyt's smart traffic solution is to move emergency vehicles and first responders through intersections faster along the Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor project in California.
Lyt says average daily traffic volumes on Fremont Boulevard range between 25,000 and 40,000 vehicles per day.
According to Lyt, the emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) solution produces a consistent and reliable green light for every emergency vehicle more affordably than other products on the market.
These solutions harness the power of a single secure edge device installed in traffic management centres that enable emergency vehicles to speak directly to networked traffic signals in cities through the Lyt cloud platform, the company adds.
The company is currently operating at eight signals along the corridor and will eventually expand to 37 intersections at the completion of the project in the autumn. The initiative also includes a five-year service agreement that includes automatic system and security updates, dedicated technical support and training.
Lyt founder Timothy Menard says: "Modernising the city of Fremont's traffic infrastructure with Lyt smart traffic technology will greatly serve community members and help to save lives.”
Eric Hu, principal transportation engineer at the City of Fremont, says: "The smart EVP technologies we're deploying across this corridor will allow the various traffic signals to respond to approaching emergency response vehicles at much greater distances, thereby allowing crossing motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to clear the intersections ahead of time."
The project fully supports the goals and actions identified by the City's Vision Zero Action Plan, Mobility Action Plan, and Climate Action Plan, which promote alternative transportation mobility and improve traffic flow.
