World’s first pothole prevention bot tested in Hertfordshire
Earlier this month, Robotiz3d, University of Liverpool and Hertfordshire County Council tested their Autonomous Road Repair System (ARRES) PREVENT robot, which identifies cracks and fills them in to help stop potholes forming.
Self-heating concrete is one step closer to putting snow shovels and salt out of business
Researchers at Drexel University have developed self-heating concrete that could eliminate the need for salting and plowing snow-covered roads and sidewalks in cold climates.
South Korea uses rainwater harvesting sprinklers to cool roads
South Korea uses rainwater harvesting sprinklers in Seoul to cool down roads during the summer as well as reduce dust.
Foldaway heavy goods trailer
From Superinnovators 15/01/24 Swiss automotive engineering company Mobas (founded 1963) created a folding trailer in 2020 for transporting timber to reduce road tax charges and boost efficiency. The trailer uses hydraulic ratchets, a coupling pin, and stabilisers to fold itself onto the towing vehicle when not in use, taking around 1.5 mins. The innovation means […]
Snow removal machine for trucks and buses
From Superinnovators 14/12/23 US company Scraper Systems designs and manufactures a patented FleetPlow system that removes snow and ice from the tops of trucks and buses using a variable height plow. First conceived in 1997, today there are over 2,000 machines installed across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, with the top model able to remove […]
The world’s longest immersed undersea tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany
From Superinnovators 13/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info Femern website You may also be curious about:
Rehab for roads: Rubblising machine smashes up concrete for reuse
From Superinnovators 10/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info Antigo Construction website You may also be curious about:
Dynamic pacemaker lights keep traffic moving in Melbourne tunnel
From Superinnovators 31/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://www.transurban.com/burnleytunnelproject https://roads.org.au/new-lights-now-help-drivers-keep-pace-in-burnley-tunnel/ https://www.itsinternational.com/its8/news/transurban-lights-tunnel-help-drivers-pace-themselves https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/the-ai-lights-guiding-drivers-through-one-of-melbourne-s-busiest-tunnels-20230426-p5d3c5.html https://sandbox.smec-cloud.net/insights/virtual-reality-sheds-new-light-on-driver-behaviour/ You may also be curious about:
‘See through’ truck could revolutionise road safety
From Superinnovators 01/08/23 Check out what Samsung said about their safety truck prototype in 2016: ———- Samsung Electronics Argentina unveiled to the public the first Samsung Safety Truck, a technology for trucks which seeks to prevent road accidents in overtaking situations on roads. Thanks to the partnership between Samsung Electronics Argentina and its partners Leo […]
This road is made from plastic waste and old tires
From UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 20/07/23 Millions of roads across the United States are constructed with asphalt pavement that’s deteriorating over time. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are using recyclables, including plastic waste, as a sustainable solution to fix America’s fracturing road system. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), researchers from […]