Audi could bring self-parking cars to the Boston area in 'two to three years'

Imagine if your car could drop you off at work and autonomously park itself nearby. Seems super-futuristic, right? Well, Audi is working with Somerville, Massachusetts to create an infrastructure that would support self-parking cars in the near future.

Somerville has also announced it will be bringing traffic-light information online, which Audi can use to improve the flow of traffic. With this info, Audis will be able to adjust their pace to the signal pattern of lights. The car will be able to calculate how fast you should go to hit the next green

Audi estimates this could improve traffic flow anywhere from 20-50%. Improved traffic flow could allow the city to repurpose 20% of roadways, either making them narrower or simply reallocating space for other modes of transport, like bicycles. Read more...