Patent ID: 8855900

Claim:
A system for optimizing traffic flow based on information transmitted from one or more vehicle information agents, comprising: at least one traffic synchronization controller in communication with at least one vehicle information agent, wherein said at least one traffic synchronization controller: receives information transmitted by said at least one vehicle information agent, said information including vehicle position, direction, speed, vehicle type, planned route, gas level, and number of occupants, and calculates an optimal traffic flow within a region based on the received information; and, at least one traffic control device in communication with said at least one traffic synchronization controller, wherein said at least one traffic control device includes at least one of a high occupancy vehicle sign and a traffic route sign, wherein said at least one traffic control device: receives the calculated optimal traffic flow from said at least one traffic synchronization controller, and dynamically maintains or changes states in order to facilitate the calculated optimal traffic flow within the region.