The adoption of smart traffic management solutions is predicted to save up to 923 million metric tons (MMT) of CO2 by 2030, according to research.
But Juniper Research, publisher of the report, Red, Amber, Green: Innovations in Smart Traffic Management, said the growth must be accompanied with a focus on increased security measures.
Scaling security measures
The rise marks an increase of 151 per cent on the 368 MMT CO2 savings forecast for this year. The increase in CO2 saving represents 1.5 per cent of 2030 global carbon emissions.
To achieve these CO2 savings, Juniper Research believes it is essential security measures can scale alongside the growing number of sensors in smart traffic management solutions and the increasing volume of data generated.
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