There are a few reasons why the colors red, yellow, and green were chosen for traffic lights. Red is an obvious choice. The color red means danger or to be alert for something occurring.

Henry Liu, a civil engineering professor who is leading a study through the University of Michigan, said the rollout of a new traffic signal system could be a lot closer than people realize.

The first traffic signals were not red, yellow and green. Here's why they are now. We're talking transportation with Jim Cameron every week.

Eventually, the upgrades could do away entirely with the red, yellow and green lights of today, ceding control to driverless cars. Henry Liu, ...

Eventually, the upgrades could do away entirely with the red, yellow and green lights of today, ceding control to driverless cars. Henry Liu, ...

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.