Arkansas Trucking Association

Fayetteville Firm Develops Traffic Warning System

Fayetteville Firm Develops Traffic Warning System

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based VisuaLogistic Technologies entered into a partnership with the state, to introduce its Automated Detection Alert System, or ADAS, to Arkansas highways.

The system entails a series of wireless, solar-powered roadside sensors placed roughly a quarter-mile apart that are updated in real time to inform drivers of what’s ahead-congested traffic, emergency vehicles, even hazardous conditions. Each sensor will flash different colors based on the conditions ahead-for example, yellow for stalled traffic.

”As with any major interstate, there are morning and evening traffic jams and nobody knows when or where it will pile up, often causing an ‘accordion effect’ of traffic where commuters all come to sudden slowdowns or complete stops in short distances, ultimately causing major incidences involving multiple vehicles,” Brett Schaefer, VisuaLogistics chairman and CEO said.

The closest things to ADAS currently on the market are digital message boards and camera monitoring systems, and neither can update drivers in real time about upcoming conditions.