# Brisbane's New AI Traffic Management system **URL:** \ **Category:** Greater Brisbane\ **Tags:** buses, cycling, walking, infrastructure, personal-vehicles, discussion\ **Created:** [29 May 2025 11:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513 "2025-05-29T11:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 11:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/1 "2025-05-29T11:44:24Z")
Council moves closer to AI traffic management upgrade By Catherine Strohfeldt Brisbane traffic could be set to meet its match with AI programming, as the council launches an expressions of interest process next week. The Brisbane City Council’s traffic management system upgrade would leverage AI processing to control red lights, reroute vehicles during heavy traffic, or after accidents, and plan detours during events or road closures. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said similar systems across the globe had incorporated AI into management systems to improve traffic flow. “Brisbane traffic drops by an average of just six per cent during school holidays, so smarter technology has enormous potential to help ease congestion right across our city every day,” he said. The program will open expressions of interests from Friday, June 6, with council having held an industry briefing in November last year (Brisbane Times, 2025). ---
**Author:** ![fitonia](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/fitonia/32/230_2.png) [@fitonia](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/fitonia)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 12:06 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/2 "2025-05-29T12:06:50Z")
I wonder if the AI will hallucinate a fourth lane on the riverside expressway to fix the traffic 😆 I wonder how much there is to this, or whether they just tacked AI onto it since it’s used ML? ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 12:07 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/3 "2025-05-29T12:07:57Z")
I promise you, it’ll just be a stock standard neural network. I’d hardly call that AI 😆😆 ---
**Author:** ![fitonia](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/fitonia/32/230_2.png) [@fitonia](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/fitonia)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 12:10 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/4 "2025-05-29T12:10:05Z")
I wonder how many ChatGPT tokens they go through each day “please fix the traffic, the riverside expressway is at a standstill” “how to fix traffic, Brisbane (don’t suggest public transport or trains)” ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 12:13 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/5 "2025-05-29T12:13:24Z")
I’m just hoping it will allow for bus priority, as well as active transport priority at intersections peak and off peak. Waiting 2-3 mins for the cycle to change even off peak is ridiculous. In addition the busses that need to wait to enter Bowen Bridge Road from the Northern Busway Ramp. Another choke point is the Valley Island bus **no priority** lane that enters back onto Ann street at All Hallows. What a disaster! (**Bus no priority to the max)** ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [29 May 2025 12:21 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/6 "2025-05-29T12:21:36Z")
It is an opportunity for us to advocate for this to be a goal of the implementation. Thanks for the suggestion 😌 ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [28 July 2025 08:35 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/7 "2025-07-28T08:35:04Z")
> **[Brisbane City Council to trial AI integrated traffic lights - ABC listen](https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/brisbane-afternoons/bcc-to-trial-ai-integrated-traffic-lights/105582020)** > > The $15 million trial will launch in 2026 and run for a two year contract, with the potential to extend up to a decade if successful. ---
**Author:** ![sherooda](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@sherooda](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/sherooda)\ **Post date:** [28 July 2025 09:36 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/8 "2025-07-28T09:36:53Z")
This is going to be an excellent, absolutely flawless way to manage traffic. I absolutely see no way that the AI will somehow hallucinate and result in absolute traffic carnage across the city whatsoever… ---
**Author:** ![Isaak](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Isaak](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Isaak)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 05:18 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/9 "2025-07-30T05:18:07Z")
i just hope this will mean the traffic lights are smarter, and hopefully delate minimum green light time, its really stupid, from both PT view and as a driver. also crossings where its been green for the cars the past hour but the lights force me to wait like 3 minutes are dumb ---
**Author:** ![sherooda](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@sherooda](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/sherooda)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 05:57 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/10 "2025-07-30T05:57:50Z")
A big example of this is the pedestrian crossing at Sandgate Rd near North Boondall station. The light for Sandgate Road remain green for quite a while, even if the next few cars are very far away and pose no risk to pedestrians if they were to cross at that moment. Most users end up resorting to jaywalking on at the pedestrian crossing; the waiting times for pedestrians are ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![ari](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/ari/32/92_2.png) [@ari](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/ari)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 09:11 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/11 "2025-07-30T09:11:00Z")
I do wonder if AI is even any use here, or if this could have been done with regular code and all AI did was act as a buzzword to force someone to cough up the cash ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 10:49 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/12 "2025-07-30T10:49:22Z")
Let’s get a list of priority intersections for Council My first one is busway ramp exit onto Bridge Road and Bridge Road and Gregory Tce. The light phases could work much faster here as well as change immediately when there is no traffic on Bridge Road. ---
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 11:34 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/13 "2025-07-30T11:34:37Z")
Isn’t the AI just going to say “use and improve public transport - run more buses and trains”? ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2025 11:42 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/14 "2025-07-30T11:42:08Z")
AI can also mean a nueral network which adapts and learns from past inputs. It doesn’t have to be a Large Language Model like ChatGPT, nor would it be. Nueral networks have been around for a long time. There’s nothing new or fancy about them. ---
**Author:** ![Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Verbatim9](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Verbatim9)\ **Post date:** [28 February 2026 12:15 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/15 "2026-02-28T12:15:16Z")
> [@International Items of Interest](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/international-items-of-interest/438/50): > > [[Want our buses to travel 18% faster? The secret is hidden in our intersections....] ](https://www.tiktok.com/@williamforvancouver/video/7600427493614423307?_r=1&_t=ZS-94IWRlJoYbJ) ^^Priority approach! ---
**Author:** ![Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Southsider)\ **Post date:** [1 March 2026 06:41 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/16 "2026-03-01T06:41:56Z")
This whole concept is an absolutely ridiculous stalling tactic that gives the Council an “initiative” to put on its transport websites. What “AI” will give Council is a shield from accountability when their system magically decides cars should get priority over all other modes, and the objective of the whole system is “traffic flow” (more and faster cars). Are they going to install cameras on every intersection to monitor traffic? Doubtful. Are they going to disclose the inputs for the “AI”? No. Are they going to oblige the private “AI” company to explain how the system reaches its conclusions? No, because it’ll be “commercial in confidence”. I encourage everyone to bookmark this thread and check back in 3-5 years when this farcical idea is “implemented” ---
**Author:** ![Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Southsider)\ **Post date:** [1 March 2026 06:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/17 "2026-03-01T06:44:33Z")
> [@Verbatim9](#): > > “Brisbane traffic drops by an average of just six per cent during school holidays, This is the only noteworthy bit of the whole exercise.. if vehicle numbers dropping 6% produces the usual dramatic improvement in travel experience, isn’t it worth considering how we could shave 6% off those numbers at other times rather than using vibes to magic them into moving faster? ---
**Author:** ![GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@GonzoFonzie](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/GonzoFonzie)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2026 08:41 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/18 "2026-03-02T08:41:56Z")
It might prefer to play a nice game of chess, than to manage Brisbane’s traffic lights. ---
**Author:** ![Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/metro/32/237_2.png) [@Metro](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Metro)\ **Post date:** [2 March 2026 09:38 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/19 "2026-03-02T09:38:44Z")
Trying to solve a geometric problem with technology. It will only manage what we have a little better, but ultimately if you want fewer cars on the road, you’ll need more people on the footpath or in the bike lane. Cycling to schools used to be very popular in decades past. They really lost mode share on this one and its not entirely clear to me why. [![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/0a2560ecaa0849b6aad5c06fe2578cbc498f3f5f.jpeg "How to Fix Traffic Congestion In Australia | Utopia") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_rF-OQ7w) ---
**Author:** ![GetAroundCaboolture](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@GetAroundCaboolture](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/GetAroundCaboolture)\ **Post date:** [14 April 2026 00:07 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513/20 "2026-04-14T00:07:37Z")
In Slovenia, **Lab of Thought** teamed up with **RTV Slovenija** to flip the script on traffic updates. Instead of focusing on cars, they shared updates for **walkers, cyclists, and public transport users** —like: _“Parents walking to school: an SUV is blocking the sidewalk again. Expect a dangerous detour. Proceed with caution.”_ **Why not bring this to Brisbane?** On **September 22** (or another date), let’s partner with **4ZZZ** or another local station to create **traffic updates for people**. Imagine: - Listeners texting in obstacles they face (blocked footpaths, unsafe crossings, potholes). - Announcers breaking into commentary with live updates for walkers, cyclists, and bus riders. - A fun, engaging way to highlight the need for **better transport infrastructure**. **👉 Know an announcer at 4ZZZ or another Brisbane station?** Or are you passionate about making this happen? Let’s connect and make Brisbane’s streets work for everyone! Here’s the LinkedIn post about it [#day22 #radiostation #streetsforpeople #day22 #trafficupdatesforpeople | Lab of Thought | 19 comments](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/day22-radiostation-streetsforpeople-ugcPost-7371153584710893568-2G_0) [Next page](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbanes-new-ai-traffic-management-system/513.md?page=2)