Question

The user Laurent had an interesting reply to the question [Why hasn’t logic programming caught on?]:

If you look at the influence
logic-programming has had in the field
of — air traffic control — I don’t think it can be said logic-programming
has not caught on.

A question arises:

Where is prolog used for traffic
control systems on the roads? Why is it used
instead of languages, such as C or
Python, in such environments?

Answer 1

Prolog is useful at implementing Expert Systems. So if you can think of an expert system useful in controlling traffic, you can use Prolog. I’m not an expert in traffic control and I’m sure it’s a very interesting science(as I’m sure any driver sitting at a traffic light can tell you :D), but I think you can create such an expert system that can control traffic light times and synchronization based on statistical data collected over time, of cars passing through an intersection at different times of day.

I have no ideea of any such implemented systems, I’m just saying where I think Prolog might be useful to use.