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Transport and Mobility
Horizon

Traffic Optimization and Simulation 1

Description Example Impacts SDG Alignment
Virtual world technologies such as digital twins Seoul’s Smart Traffic Management
can be used to create a real-time simulation of System and digital twin integrates Reduced Increased
traffic flows across cities. City stakeholders over 5,000 sensors with AI to control Congestion Safety
such as transport planners, traffic traffic lights and intersections. The
management authorities, and public safety primary goal of Seoul’s digital twin
departments can use this platform to monitor initiative is to reduce congestion and Improved Road Target 3.6 Target 9.1
mobility patterns, model different traffic improve public safety by predicting Cost savings Safety
scenarios, and adjust infrastructure operations and managing traffic conditions more
to optimize flow and enhance safety. IoT effectively. It aims to provide a real-
devices such as sensors and connected traffic time model of the city’s transport Improved
signals feed live data into the digital twin, network, which can help optimize Operational Emergency
efficiency
enabling continuous updates to the virtual traffic signal timings, reroute Response Target 11.2, 11.3, 11.6
model. AI can be leveraged to predict emergency vehicles, and support
congestion hotspots, dynamically adjust traffic long-term infrastructure planning The
signal timings, and recommend rerouting initiative has cut average travel time Risk Level
strategies to minimize delays, reduce by 25% in test areas and is expanding
emissions, and improve travel experience. across the city. Public safety Low Medium High

Stakeholder acceptance Low Medium High
Key Technologies
Data privacy and security Low Medium High
Digital
Twin Metaverse AR VR MR GAI AI IoT
Financial/operational Low Medium High

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