The system will also provide traffic information on a need-to-know basis.

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The U.S. is still stalled in the research phase and the ITIF report calls for a federal approach comparable in scale to the Interstate Highway System launched in the 1950s, with national real-time traffic information in the 100 largest cities by 2014 and a mileage-based user fee system by 2020.

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Called SignalGuru, the system employs smartphones to collect information about traffic signals and tell drivers when slowing down could help them avoid waiting at lights.

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The system uses historical data for streets where live traffic information isn't available, and the one time I used it, I was re-routed straight into an hour-long traffic jam.

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The system can also help give a rider information about traffic further behind in adjoining lanes to help with overtaking or lane-changing.

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The system is capable of integrating real-time information, such as fuel prices, parking, traffic, tracking, weather forecasts and images from traffic cameras.

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