If I understand correctly, with my new connected vehicle—I’m talking about the next one, not the one I have right now—for example, if I were alone on the road at two o'clock in the morning, I might not have to wait at the red traffic light. The traffic light could detect that I am alone and turn green. However, is there not a notion in the definition of infrastructure, even the connected infrastructure we are talking about, that should be linked to the community? In my mind, when we talk about infrastructure, we are not talking about personal benefits, but about collective benefits.
In terms of those cars, that’s probably the most compelling example you've given me so far. However, since you started talking about it, I couldn't help remembering when I came to Ottawa two weeks ago and I narrowly avoided a pile-up because of the so-called “black ice”. All the vehicles were going at full speed and everything was fine, until the first car, which I had never seen, triggered the pile-up. The best drivers, either the luckiest or who had the best braking systems, were able to avoid it.
However, in such a situation, can vehicles exchange information, analyze road conditions and determine possible ways to avoid problems? On that day, all the cars were waltzing from one side to the other.