A growing number of states are hoping to use sensors embedded in the pavement to fight climate change, keep traffic flowing and save lives.
Michigan and Indiana are testing systems that would charge electric vehicles while they’re being driven. Some state transportation departments want to use road-based sensors to alert drivers of upcoming detours and closures or to detect crashes and automatically notify emergency responders.
One increasingly popular use for pavement sensor technology takes aim at a significant threat to driver safety: unsafe truck tires, which can suffer blowouts at high speeds that result in serious injuries or deaths.
