Thirty Helens agree: Smart-city technology can change our lives for the better - Roadshow

The main takeaway from this is that folks are growing more tired of traffic and are hopeful that technology can provide an answer. The five biggest issues folks hope smart-city tech can solve are road congestion, availability of public transportation, intersection safety, distracted driving and pollution. Increasing access to public transport alone can have demonstrable benefits to pollution, congestion and distraction.

Of course, it wouldn't be a poll about the future of transportation if it didn't involve autonomous cars. According to Mobileye's poll, the three biggest perceived benefits of self-driving cars are cutting down on fatalities and distracted driving, improving mobility for the young and old and -- again -- reducing congestion.

Many of these ideas are being put into place in various Smart City Challenge submissions, like in San Francisco, which envisions itself as a networked transit utopia, with expanded public transportation access, autonomous buses and ride-sharing out the wazoo. We'll find out which city has the best plan very soon, and if you're interested in seeing more from Mobileye's study, check out the (very tall) infographic below.