Smart roads

Technologies that make roads smart for the future.

1. SMART ROADS By Swapna Chinnabathuni

2. What Is Smart Road Technology? Smart roads use Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make driving safer, more efficient, and in line with government objectives, greener. Smart roads combine physical infrastructures such as sensors and solar panels with software infrastructure like AI and big data. Smart road technologies are embedded in roads and can improve visibility, generate energy, communicate with autonomous and connected vehicles, monitor road conditions, and more.

3. Smart Road Technologies of The Future : 1. Glow In The Dark 2. Interactive Light 3. Wind-Powered Lights 4. Electric Priority Lane 5. Solar Roadways 6. Weather detection 7. traffic detection

4. Glow In The Dark roads

5. The markings are made using  paint  that contains  photo-luminescing powder that "charges up" during the day . These green glow markings stretch for 500 m long and will  glow for up to 8 hours every night , transforming your driving experience Tron-like.

6. Interactive Light Interactive Light works with in-built motion sensors: when a  car  approaches a particular stretch of a road, the  motion sensors will light up only that section  of the road. The lights will grow brighter as the car comes closer and will slowly dim away as it passes.

7. Wind-Powered Lights Unlike interactive lights, wind-powered lights will  power up itself using pinwheels to generate electricity . It works by harnessing wind drafts from passing cars into electric. The electricity will use to light up the lights on the pinwheels, basically lighting up the road path.

8. Electric Priority Lanes

9. Electric Priority Lane - Where electric vehicles(EV) user can  charge up their vehicle on the go . And they can do this just by driving on the right lane. The Induction Priority Lane will  have embedded magnetic fields  that can charge the vehicle while it is on the go. This is especially useful in countries like Netherland, where there there are a lot of EVs on the road.

10. Solar Roadways

11. Solar Roadways  is an indiegogo project that wants to  install solar panels on glass roads, complete with LEDs and microprocessors . Glass is renewable, environmentally friendly and its strength can be improved to be even stronger than steel. Despite being glass, the surface can be engineered for cars to  be able to stop safely  even when travelling at speeds of up to 80 mph – like on regular roads. The solar panel roads can even  melt snow during winter  and of course the  solar energy harnessed can be used to power electrical needs .

12. Weather detection Networks of AI-integrated sensors detect weather conditions that impact road safety. Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) in use today are limited because they only collect data from a small set of weather stations. A larger future network could use automated weather stations to collect atmospheric and weather data and instantly upload it to the cloud. Dynamic temperature-sensitive paint could be used to highlight invisible roadway conditions like black ice.

13. Traffic detection System

14. Sensors lining highways monitor traffic flow and weight load, warn drivers of traffic jams, and automatically alert the authorities about accidents. Fiber-optic cables embedded in the road detect wear and tear, and communication between vehicles and roads can improve traffic management.

15. BENEFITS OF SMART ROAD TECHNOLOGIES Safety for riders and pedestrians Advanced Communication Efficient Transportation Enhanced parking and e-tolling Identifying problematic areas Improving pavement conditions Reducing pollution

16. LIMITATIONS Capital intensive Technological infrastructure and public acceptance Difficult to use in mixed traffic seasonal efficiency high maintanance cost not suitable for devoloping and undeveloped countries

17. Adopting Smart Road Technology Many governments and transport authorities understand the value of smart road technologies. However, developing smart city infrastructure at scale can be costly and complex. Leaders can break down smart road projects into phases, starting with low-investment, narrow-scale initiatives that can provide initial value, setting the stage for high-investment and large-scale efforts. Smart roads will power smarter cars, empower drivers, and provide governments with unprecedented visibility and control over the living fabric of motor-based traffic.

18. C onclusion Just as highways changed the way we shopped, lived, worked and did business, smart roads will follow suit. With the increase in safety and efficiency of transportation, there can be positive effects on the environment, businesses, and the economy. In fact, what we refer to as “smart roads of the future” is already here and companies are currently working to perfect it. Wrapping up, cities brave enough to adopt smart roads are true sustainability pioneers that will reap direct and indirect rewards by making the lives of their citizens better and preserving the environment.

19. THANK YOU - SWAPNA CHINNABATHUNI