Synthesis

Adaptive Algorithm 

• AI was chosen for the adaptive algorithm because of its ability to adapt to brand new situations with emergent actions, necessary when unexpected edge cases could cause traffic accidents and tragedy. 

Accurate Detection 

• IOT was chosen for the multitude of possible inputs that can be used when the situation arises, and as technology improves in vehicles and cities, the system's detection will automatically improve with them. 

Information Channels

• Public and Private communication of what is happening in the system can be important, and specifically for private municipality officials and traffic engineers, a website / API for interaction with analog systems and supervision is essential. 

Centralization

• Since municipalities will likely be purchasing packages for the entire city rather than individual intersections, the algorithm and interactions between intersections should be centralized at one point per city, which is likely already the case for the analog systems. 

Communication

• Wireless communication between inputs and outputs is essential, and this wireless traffic needs to be encrypted for security. 

Fallback

• No matter how reliable a system may be, the chance of failure is never zero, so a fallback is essential to keep accidents from occurring. The fallback should kick in (likely an analog system) when the algorithm fails to provide effective instruction to outputs.