AI can leavea staggering carbon footprint, but it can also help us fight climate change.
Unsurprisingly, Google has been keen to highlight the fields more positive impacts.
On Tuesday, the tech giant unveiled two new AI-powered attempts to support sustainable travel.
The first is eco-friendly routing for Google Maps.
The service has been updated with a new model thats designed to reduce a drivers carbon footprint.
The model analyzes factors such as road incline and traffic congestion to display the most fuel-efficient route.
As well as cutting carbon emissions, the feature could help users save money on gas.
Googles second new eco-friendlyAIinitiative is of a more experimental nature.
The search giant announced that its testing the use of AI to optimize traffic light timing.
The project joins an array of AI-basedefforts to control traffic signals.
Google also attempted to assure cyclists that they havent been forgotten.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
