Think it all sounds too incredible to be true?
Well if Dutch design firms Studio Roosegaarde and Hejimans Infrastructure
get the chance to make their latest idea come to life we might see this soon.
The two companies recently got together to unveil their vision for roads
of the future. Their “Smart Highway” would use glow-in-the-dark lane lines and dynamic weather-sensing paint
to make travelling by road safer than ever before.
The “Smart Highway” concept is all about reducing in-car distractions so
drivers can pay more attention to the road. The road would also be able to
communicate with the driver for a complete safe driving experience. The first
(and undoubtedly most exciting) feature would be luminescent lane lines that
would stock up on sunlight during the day and glow brightly at night. So no
more losing track of the road in rain, fog or snow!
Dynamic paint would be added to the road’s surface, this would be able
to communicate information about driving conditions as you drive. This paint
could change colour or illuminate a pattern in the presence of water, ice, or
other elements that could make driving more difficult. And that’s not all: the
Dutch firms also want include ‘induction priority lanes’ for electric and ‘wind
lights’ that would only illuminate as a car flies by. It all adds up to even
greater interactivity and socially conscious driving.
Studio Roosegaarde and Hejimans Infrastructure were awarded with a
‘best future concept’ by the Dutch Design Awards and say that they’ll build the first
few meters of their “Smart Highway” in the Netherlands next year.
Original source taken from Gizmodo
