Abstract: Systems and methods for a green light detection and alert system for a vehicle are provided and include a green light nudge system that determines when to alert a driver of a vehicle and a driver alert system that alerts the driver when prompted by the green light nudge system. The green light nudge system includes a traffic signal determination unit that determines when a traffic signal changes from red to green, a vehicle path determination unit that determines when a vehicle path is clear of obstacles, and a vehicle nudge unit that sends a signal to the driver alert system to notify the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle nudge unit only sends the signal to notify the driver when the traffic signal determination unit determines that the traffic signal is green and the vehicle path determination unit determines that the vehicle path is clear.