Traffic management system and method

A method of controlling movement of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) from a first passage to a second passage in a logistics facility, the method comprising:

• navigating the AGV along the first passage to a stopping location proximate to an intersection between the first passage and the second passage;
• scanning the second passage using at least one sensing beam of a sensor arranged proximate to the intersection to detect presence of a vehicle in the second passage;
• transmitting sensor signals from the sensor to a traffic controller based on the presence of the vehicle in the second passage;
• transmitting a blocked signal from the traffic controller to the AGV when the sensor signals indicate presence of the vehicle in the second passage, the blocked signal causing the AGV to remain at the stopping location in the first passage and restrict movement of the AGV into the second passage;
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• transmitting a clear signal from the traffic controller to the AGV when the sensor signals do not indicate presence of the vehicle in the second passage, the clear signal allowing the AGV to move from the stopping location in the first passage to the second passage.