The latest summer travel trends indicate 63% of Americans are opting for road trips over flying,
driving a surge in traffic—especially around peak times like Friday afternoons, Sunday evenings, and major holidays such as the Fourth of July and Labor Day. Ongoing infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including highways, bridges, and EV charging improvements, are adding to delays. Combined with increased vehicle volume and staffing shortages, these factors are placing growing strain on the nation’s traffic management and transportation systems.
Historically, traffic management operations have relied on static tools: traffic cameras, radio reports, citizen calls, 911 dispatches, and manual rerouting.
But the landscape is changing. A new generation of technologies is enabling agencies to move from reacting to incidents to predicting and preventing them.
Top 10 Trends Powering Predictive Traffic Management
Real-Time Traffic Monitoring
CV2X (Connected Vehicle to Everything) and onboard GPS create live data streams.
Crowdsourced apps like Waze offer immediate, user-generated alerts.
Integrated sensors and fleet telematics help detect and verify incidents faster than ever.
Traffic Forecasting with AI
Machine learning predicts crashes, congestion, and bottlenecks before they happen.
Algorithms combine historical traffic, weather, event data, and real-time inputs for more accurate forecasts.
AI machine learning to adjust signal timings dynamically based on traffic flow predictions.
Cloud-based platforms enable preemptive rerouting and dynamic signal changes citywide.
Adaptive Traffic Signal Systems
Smart signals equipped with AI and sensors reduce idle time and prioritize emergency vehicles
Timing adjusts in real-time based on traffic volumes and conditions.
IoT Integration
Connected intersections and smart infrastructure allow seamless data exchange.
Vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication feeds real-time traffic insights into centralized systems.
Digital Twins & Simulation Modeling
Agencies use digital replicas of urban networks to test scenarios like major events or weather emergencies.
Equity and Sustainability Goals
Predictive systems help minimize emissions and improve mobility access by optimizing routes in underserved areas.
Support both environmental goals and fairer transportation systems.
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Predictive models guide dynamic lane assignments, ramp metering, and variable speed limits.
Proactive Infrastructure Adjustments
Predictive models inform dynamic lane allocation, variable speed limits, and ramp metering to prevent bottlenecks.
Drone Deployment
Drones are now deployed for rapid crash assessment, speeding up clearance and reducing secondary incidents.
Unified Event & Incident Management
Visability from Activu is a software platform that brings all these fast-evolving technologies together into a real-time Common Operating Picture (COP), for road management teams, public safety, and smart cities.
Traffic control, DOTs, law enforcement, EOCs, and fire departments can now collaborate through one platform—linking traffic flow to emergency events like evacuations or large gatherings.
Automated incident detection shortens response times and improves coordination within teams and with external agencies and partners.
Powering Smarter Control Rooms with visability
Visability lets Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) and Departments of Transportation (DOTs) securely see live feeds from any VMS—together with other cameras, maps, websites, and third-party tools—in a flexible, personalized, unified, real-time picture.
Trusted in the nation’s most populated and congested regions, more than 1 trillion miles are driven on roads that are monitored through visability. It empowers traffic leaders to:
- Enhance roadway safety
- Streamline daily operations
- Deliver a secure travel experience
Ready to see visability in Action?
Contact us today or request a demo today to discover how visability can transform your traffic management.
Public Safety Case Studies
- Visability: The Unifying Platform for a City’s Digital Convergence
This Israeli city trusts vis/ability for their information security, improving the city’s visual monitoring center, and providing better services for both residents and municipal employees - Arlington EOC: Managing the Unexpected in the Entertainment Capital of Texas
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Arlington, TX—one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States—is prepared for the unexpected with Activu’s next-gen control room platform, vis/ability. - Global Sports League: An elegant control room solution for a high-profile, enterprise-security challenge
This sports league chose Activu vis/ability for their demanding GSOC and all-encompassing critical security mission. - Mesa Emergency Operations Center upgrades to better protect citizens of the 10th largest metro area in the U.S.
Natural disasters, accidents, and other threats necessitated a modernization of the Mesa EOC. - Super Storms and Super Bowls
Challenge The combination of a large metropolitan population, a subtropical “tornado alley” location, and venues that regularly host major national events makes the… Read more: Super Storms and Super Bowls - Ensuring Public Safety, in the Middle of the Middle East
Challenge In the recent past, the Jordan Public Security Directorate has been beset on nearly all sides by conflicts and has had to… Read more: Ensuring Public Safety, in the Middle of the Middle East