policy brief

Can Combining Traffic Sensor Data Make Our Roads Safer?

Publication Date

June 1, 2026

Author(s)

Mohammad Abdullah Al Faruque, Yasamin Moghaddas, Avinash Kadiyala, Mohamad Habib Fakih

Abstract

This brief highlights that Inductive Loop Detectors (ILDs), sensors embedded into the pavement for traffic control, are concerningly vulnerable to novel cyber and physical attacks as well as varying environmental conditions.