The more we develop technology, the more improvements can be made to our roads.

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The University of Michigan is using GPS technology from inside your car that will not only mean less time waiting in traffic, it will also make roads safer.

The system only needs GPS data from 5% of cars to recalibrate traffic signals, and so far, updates have been made to 13 intersections in Oakland County, specifically in Farmington Hills and Royal Oak.

There are also plans to expand the program.

For James Dorsey of Detroit, the thought of his GPS data being used makes him feel a little uneasy.

Just off hearing it you would think its weird, you know GPS data from your car being used, you dont know where its being used, so yeah, it sounds a little iffy. If I h

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