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Traffic engineering

Traffic engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the design, operation, and management of roads, intersections, and traffic control systems to move people and vehicles safely and efficiently. It sits at the intersection of infrastructure design and real-time systems operation, covering everything from how wide a lane should be and where a traffic

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The civil engineering discipline that designs and manages roads, intersections, and signals for safe, efficient travel.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly called a drone, is an aircraft that operates without the possibility of direct human intervention from on board. It is flown by a remote pilot, by onboard software, or by a combination of the two. The aircraft is usually one part of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which also

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An aircraft operated without a pilot on board, flown by a remote pilot or onboard software, and usually part of a larger system.