Speaking of red lights, I have been wondering for a while now if they wouldn't be an ideal platform to experiment with image recognition for self driving vehicl

Speaking of red lights, I have been wondering for a while now if they wouldn't be an ideal platform to experiment with image recognition for self driving vehicles? I can elaborate more, but you also get the benefit of fairer traffic lights. I'm saying this as I commute by bike, and often have to wait at a red light, with no car in sight. Some have detectors, but they often don't work on bikes (even when putting my bike on the ground, in case of inductive sensors).