MIT Researchers Fight Gridlock with Linux

“At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), researchers
are testing a Linux-based automotive telematics system intended to
reduce traffic congestion. CarTel is a distributed, GPS-enabled
mobile sensor network that uses WiFi “opportunistically” to exploit
brief windows of coverage to update a central traffic analysis
program.

“The CarTel system is used to test a growing number of
automotive-related research projects at MIT’s Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)…”

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