South Korean IT firm LG CNS is advancing its Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project in Nairobi, Kenya, aiming to transform city intersections into AI-powered smart traffic hubs to ease congestion and improve urban traffic management.
Baemin, Executive Vice President of LG CNS’s Finance and Public Sector division, recently visited Kenya to meet with officials from the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), including Wilfred R. Oginga, Director of Urban Road Planning and Design. The discussions focused on implementing AI-driven traffic signals and smart intersections across Nairobi.
The ITS project will upgrade 25 key roundabouts into smart intersections controlled by a central traffic management center. Real-time traffic monitoring devices will feed vehicle flow and congestion data into an AI system, which optimizes signal timing to reduce gridlock and improve traffic efficiency. Smart intersections will also feature digital displays providing live road conditions and traffic updates.
LG CNS established its Kenya branch in November last year following a board decision to expand into Africa, using the Nairobi ITS project as a foothold. The company plans to extend smart intersection deployment throughout the country, aiming to enhance overall urban mobility in the long term.
Leveraging global ITS experience, LG CNS has showcased next-generation smart mobility solutions at international forums, including the ITS World Congress 2025 in Atlanta last August. Technologies such as real-time AI traffic data analysis, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, and digital twin simulations, tested in cities like Brooklyn, New York, and Hogansville, Georgia, will be applied in Nairobi.
The company is also expanding ITS solutions across Europe and North America, implementing smart intersections, intelligent streetlights, EV charging stations, and public transit payment systems, demonstrating a growing global footprint in urban mobility technology.
