Simulations reveal potential for up to 17% energy savings through traffic congestion controls

Inching forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic, drivers bemoan the years of their lives sacrificed in bad commutes. Even with the pandemic dramatically reducing the volume of traffic, Americans still lost an average of 26 hours last year to road congestion. In a typical year, U.S. drivers spend closer to 46 hours stuck behind the wheel--which can add up to thousands of hours in the course of a lifetime.