Michael Moynihan: Technology to maintain the flow of traffic would surely benefit us all

Systems can be reevaluated to change the behaviour of drivers to try to ensure the safety of all road users, not just those sitting behind the wheel of a car

Early morning traffic building up on the N40 near Mahon in Cork. File picture: David Creedon

When the singularity comes true, and I expect that to arrive any day, it will surely manifest first at the entrance to Mahon Point. 

The traffic lights will go out and slowly but surely the realisation will dawn: the machines have finally taken over.