Hands-on with real industry tasks: students program traffic simulations

Date: 06.05.2026
By: DiSTT
During a recent program at FabLab Brno, high school IT students took on a challenge inspired directly by industry practice. In collaboration with Yunex Traffic, they explored how traffic systems are tested and controlled in real-world environments.

Their task was to program Raspberry Pi devices to send pulse signals to a traffic controller, simulating vehicles passing through an intersection. Although most students had little prior experience with such systems, they quickly understood the principles and developed their own functional solutions usable for real testing of traffic systems.

At the end, students had the opportunity to test their code on actual hardware with small-scale traffic controller provided by Yunex Traffic. This hands-on validation made the experience especially authentic—and impactful.

This activity was organized as part of the DiSTT project, which aims to strengthen digital and technical skills through hands-on learning and collaboration with industry.

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