It's not always easy to know when a vehicle goes off of the road. Sure, if a vehicle breaches the barrier and heads off a main highway where hundreds of other drivers are present like I-25 through Denver, the loss of control would be obvious. But what if the accident happens in a part of the roadway that is rarely traveled, and is not witnessed by another driver?
Such was the case when the vehicle of a Colorado woman veered off of U.S. 285 on Red Hill Pass. The accident was not witnessed, and her vehicle went down an embankment and landed in an aspen grove, making it difficult to spot. She wasn't found until a whole five days later and was in critical condition.
But new technology could change this, providing instantaneous alerts when a vehicle veers off road. Colorado will be the first state to test it.
"Smart Pavement" Could Save Lives
The company Integrated Roadways, led by CEO Tim Sylvester, wants to make sure that an incident like the one described above never happens again, and believes that smart pavement could be the answer. The company has engineered a pavement that goes beyond average asphalt; this roadway contains fiber-optic technology, wireless capabilities, and countless sensors that are able to detect vehicle weight, location, and speed. As such, if a vehicle were to go off the roadway, the smart pavement could automatically alert authorities to send emergency response vehicles.
Colorado First State to Test Pavement
Colorado will be the first state to test the pavement; the state recently entered a partnership between Integrated Roadways and the Colorado Department of Transportation (DOT). The partnership includes a $2.75 million contract that will result in the company's pavement being laid along Red Hill Pass, which will likely occur this winter. If the technology works as promised, the state may invest more in the future. However, the main hurdle to the technology being quickly adopted by the state, as explained by professor or civil and environmental engineering Charles Schwartz, is cost.
The firm Research and Markets speculates that this type of technology will grow from the $17 billion industry it is today to $40 billion in the next five years.
Big Dreams for Smart Pavement
The company doesn't plan to stop at pavement that can detect when a vehicle goes off the road, but instead has dreams of technology that can send drivers weather updates and traffic alerts.
Smart pavement seems like a good idea, but it's important to remember that the technology won't prevent accidents, just detect them.
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Si rahisi sikuzote kujua wakati gari linapoondoka barabarani. "Hata hivyo, ikiwa gari linavunja kizuizi na kuondoka kwenye barabara kuu ambapo mamia ya madereva wengine wapo, kama vile I-25 kupitia Denver, kupoteza udhibiti itakuwa dhahiri. """ Lakini vipi ikiwa ajali hiyo itatokea katika sehemu ya barabara ambayo haipitwi mara nyingi, na haionekani na dereva mwingine? Mmoja wa wanawake hao alikuwa na gari la Colorado lililokuwa likisafiri kwenye barabara ya Red Hill. Gari hilo lilipokuwa likishuka, lilishuka kwenye mwamba na kuanguka kwenye shamba la miti ya aspen, na hivyo ikawa vigumu kuliona. Alipatikana siku tano tu baadaye na alikuwa katika hali mbaya sana. Lakini teknolojia mpya yaweza kubadili hali hiyo, ikitoa maonyo ya papo hapo gari linapotoka barabarani. Colorado itakuwa jimbo la kwanza kuijaribu. "Smart pavement inaweza kuokoa maisha ""Integrated Roads"" inaongozwa na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Tim Sylvester, ambaye anataka kuhakikisha kwamba tukio kama lile lililoelezwa hapo juu halitokee tena, na anaamini kuwa pavement smart inaweza kuwa jibu." Kampuni hiyo imebuni barabara ambayo ina uwezo wa kugundua uzito, eneo, na mwendo wa magari. Kama vile, ikiwa gari lingetoka barabarani, barabara ya akili ingeweza kuonya mamlaka moja kwa moja kutuma magari ya dharura. Colorado ni jimbo la kwanza la Marekani kujaribu pavement, na hivi karibuni imeshirikiana na Idara ya Usafiri ya Colorado (DOT). Mkataba huo unajumuisha mkataba wa $ 2.75 milioni ambao utasababisha barabara ya kampuni hiyo kuweka kando ya Red Hill Pass, ambayo inaweza kutokea wakati wa baridi. Ikiwa teknolojia hiyo itafanya kazi kama ilivyoahidiwa, huenda serikali ikawekeza zaidi katika siku zijazo. Hata hivyo, kikwazo kikuu cha teknolojia hiyo kupitishwa haraka na serikali, kama ilivyoelezwa na profesa wa uhandisi wa ujenzi na mazingira Charles Schwartz, ni gharama. Kampuni ya utafiti na masoko ya utafiti imedai kuwa teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia ya teknolojia. Kampuni hiyo haipangi kuacha kwenye barabara ambayo inaweza kugundua wakati gari linatoka barabarani, lakini badala yake ina ndoto za teknolojia ambayo inaweza kutuma madereva habari za hali ya hewa na tahadhari za trafiki. "Kutumia barabara za smart kwa njia ya ""smart"" ni jambo la kawaida, lakini ni muhimu kukumbuka kwamba teknolojia hii haitazuia ajali, tu kugundua." Kwa mfano, kama wewe ni mtu wa kawaida na unajua kuwa kuna ajali ya gari huko Denver, unaweza kuwasiliana na wakili wa ajali ya gari. Kwa ushauri wa bure, piga simu ofisi yetu ya sheria au ututumie ujumbe leo. Copyright © 2021 Anderson Hammett, LLC - 5613 DTC Parkway Suite 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Habari kwenye tovuti hii ni kwa madhumuni ya habari ya jumla tu. Hakuna habari inapaswa kuchukuliwa kama ushauri wa kisheria kwa ajili ya kesi yoyote ya mtu binafsi au hali. Kuangalia tovuti hii au kuwasilisha habari si kuunda, uhusiano mwanasheria-mteja.