Save Money and Time on the Road with InSync by Rhythm Engineering

LEES SUMMIT, Mo -- July 23, 2009 - MoDOT says a new traffic light system could reduce harmful emissions by 30 to 60 percent.

It's called InSync and it's developed by a local company called Rhythm Engineering. Missouri Highway 291 in Lee's Summit has already implemented the system. 

The developers say it helps to relieve congestion, improve travel time, save fuel costs and help the environment.

MoDOT has plans to implement the InSync system along other busy streets across the metro.

The system gets plugged into an existing traffic signal cabinet.  It detects the number of vehicles in any given area and adjusts the timing of the light to optimize traffic flow. 

InSync engineers say it reduces stops along an arterial network by 90 percent, travel time by 20-60 percent, and fuel consumption by 10-20 percent. 

About Rhythm Engineering
Rhythm Engineering is a multi-disciplinary group of engineers and software developers who are committed to bring technological solutions to the transportation industry. Rhythm Engineering's most-noted contribution to the transportation industry has been InSync, an artificial-intelligence (AI) based traffic-adaptive system that synchronizes traffic signals. The system is very modular and very easy to deploy. The group boasts of expertise in Traffic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Wireless Communications (both licensed and unlicensed spectrums), and Ethernet networking. We have focused expertise in arterial operations that include traffic signal optimization, Traffic Management Center (TMC) design/deployment/operations, traffic signal controller hardware and software, and traffic signal system integration.  For more information, visit http://www.rhythmtraffic.com.