The frustration of continually coming to a halt at traffic lights could be eradicated by technology that guides cars down roads without hitting red signals.
Ford is trialling an in-car system that uses information on traffic light timings to speed or slow vehicles well ahead of signals, making sure they always meet them on green.
The technology is being developed as part of the £20 million government-backed UK Autodrive project, which is also responsible for the development of driverless cars.
There is concern that a sharp increase in the number of traffic lights in towns and cities is fuelling congestion and increasing journey times. It is estimated that regular drivers spend the equivalent of two days every year stuck at red lights.
Earlier this year,