The advent of “smart roads,” “smart highways,” and “smart cities” will change everything you think about road technology and the future. Now that we’ve been introduced to the concept of intelligent transportation and roadways, it’s time to take a closer look at what these terms mean.
What exactly is smart road tech? Well, there are obvious indicators that much of that money, albeit a relatively small percentage, is being spent on smart road tech, intelligent transportation, and new road technology powered by intelligent AI. The Fourth Industrial revolution is actually hitting the road right now. If you’re not familiar, this is a broad umbrella for a number of technologies which promise to drastically improve road safety, transportation efficiency, as well as pollution reduction.
Road tech will include everything from vehicle-to-vehicle collision detection and mitigation to driver and pedestrian safety sensors, all of which can dramatically reduce fatalities and injuries on our nation’s roads. These technologies will also help reduce fuel consumption, enhance vehicle efficiency, reduce traffic congestion, improve vehicle safety, reduce congestion and carbon emissions, and improve overall road safety.
In addition to these technologies, there are also smart highways which will incorporate intelligent transportation systems such as automatic traffic signals, intelligent highway systems, and autonomous vehicles (which we have already seen on major highways in California). Smart city technologies are just as important and potentially even more impactful as these road-related technologies. This includes things like intelligent transit and mobility systems, which will allow people to travel efficiently and safely within cities or even in small towns.
There are also smart city technology for the home. This includes intelligent wireless technology, smart sensors for the home (such as smoke detectors, heaters, and security cameras), and other systems which will help improve your home security and safety. Intelligent appliances and gadgets will also be used, including home automation systems and automated home appliances.
When it comes to road transportation, the future looks very bright indeed. With autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous trucks, autonomous cars, and other vehicles that can drive themselves, we will likely see fewer car accidents on our roads, which could lead to serious injuries and deaths.
In the future, it may be necessary to have more than one form of smart city and road technology on the road to ensure that everyone is safe and comfortable. That way, if something does go wrong and an accident happens, you will be able to get around faster than ever before.
As you can see, technology is playing a big role in creating smart cities. And it’s certainly possible that we will see many more smart cities, smart highways as the world becomes smarter and more connected.
But, as always, there are plenty of road accidents on the road today which happen because of human error. So while technology can certainly reduce the risk of some types of road accidents, it may not be able to eliminate them entirely. It will, however, make roads safer for everyone.
However, it seems clear that smart road technology and road engineering will play a significant part in reducing the road fatality rates, especially in the United States where we have some of the highest road fatalities in the developed world. The only place where this does not seem to be the case is in Japan, where they seem to have a very low fatality rate.
The biggest advantage that road tech has over technology that is installed on a vehicle is that you do not need to install expensive software and smart road tech on your vehicle. There are many things that you can do in the present vehicle to reduce the chance of getting in an accident, but in the future you may not need those things.
One of the most useful pieces of technology is vehicle radar. You can see how many speeding tickets you may be getting by just looking at your speedometer and if you find yourself speeding when you’re driving.