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Google Project Green Light: AI Traffic-Signal Recommendations

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Vancouver began a two-year pilot of Google's Project Green Light on July 17, 2026: Google analyzes aggregated Google Maps driving data to recommend traffic-signal timing changes at select intersections. Recommendations are advisory only — the city didn't share its own signal-timing data and can withdraw with 60 days' notice. No results reported yet.

Live 📅 since 2026 🤖 Uses AI
Outcome🔄 Ongoing
Evidence• No measured figure
Run byCity of Vancouver traffic engineering, acting on AI recommendations from Google (Project Green Light)
Scale🧪 Pilot
Cost$0 to the city (provided free by Google during its research phase)
FundingNone — Google provides the service at no cost as part of its global Project Green Light research initiative
🚲 MobilityArtificial intelligenceTraffic management

Sources

↗ Daily HiveLaunch date, duration, cost, data-sharing terms, opt-out clause
↗ The Deep DiveCorroborates terms; confirms intersection count undisclosed
↗ Google Research — Green LightOperator's own description of the mechanism and global program
↗ Scientific American — Google's Project Green Light uses AI to take on city trafficIndependent academic evaluation and critical implementation record in other cities

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📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Google Project Green Light: AI Traffic-Signal Recommendations” — Vancouver, Canada. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/vancouver-google-green-light/ (last verified 2026-08-06). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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