Control of street lights to indicate priority routes in smart cities

Abstract

Various embodiments relate to methods and systems of using street lights to indicate emergency or other priority routes along a route in a network of streets. In one example, a central controller receives a request to indicate a priority route, for use by one or more vehicles. The central controller queries a database of street lights to select a plurality of street lights that are located along the priority route. The central controller transmits, to respective controllers associated with the selected plurality of street lights, respective indications to operate the selected plurality of street lights in a priority route mode. Embodiments further include updating an operating mode of the selected street lights based on position updates for the one or more vehicles.