Google has shared an update about its AI-driven mission to reduce wait times, fuel use, and polluting emissions at intersections – and the early indications are that stops can be reduced by around 30 percent, with emissions dropping around 10 percent.
Maybe it’s a matter of short- vs long-run? The article seems to describe the short-run effects. fewer idle cars is better. But you are saying that in the long run this might lead to more cars, which is worse.