Green light for technology to allow cars talk to traffic lights

Car giants Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its cars to talk with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free drive in what it says is the industry’s first commercial use of the nascent technology.

Audi of America, which is owned by Volkswagen, said select 2017 Q7 and A4 models built after June 1, 2016, will be equipped with its vehicle-to-infrastructure technology.

Known in the industry as “V-to-I”, the technology allows traffic lights and other infrastructure to exchange safety and other operational data wirelessly to vehicles over the cloud.