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Hello friends have you ever heard of a
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road with a charging lane or do you know
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about a walkway that charges itself from
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your footsteps or have you heard of a
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road that repairs its potholes without
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any external Aid engineers at the
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University of Nottingham have created
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capsules which when poured into damaged
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roads make the cracks stick back
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together yes we're seeing some serious
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advancement in the field of Pavements
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and highways so our today's episode is
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about the advancements and Smart
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Technologies being adopted in the field
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of Highways and roadways without further
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Ado let's delve straight
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in scientists in the Netherlands came up
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with a solution for roads that get
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damaged easily it's called the
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self-healing roads they mixed small
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steel wool pieces into the asphalt once
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the road starts deteriorating they can
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run an induction machine over it this
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machine creates a magnetic field
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which caused a current to flow into the
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asphalt heating it up and melting the
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road slightly as a result the cracks can
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be repaired easily scientists believe
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that if this machine would run over the
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roads every 4 years their lifespan will
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double from 12 Years to 24
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years but there's no such problem with
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smart roads these smart roads are
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equipped with sensors and optical cables
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these roads will be connected to your
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car and the police the road will be able
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to determine if your car is moving or
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stationary or if an accident has
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occurred and then automatically report
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it to the police and ambulance and
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that's not all because optical cables
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are embedded in the road you will get
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high-speed 5G internet from the router
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on the road this will make self-driving
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cars even more efficient and since all
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cars will be connected to the same
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network there won't be any traffic jams
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so all is well for 2024 and
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Beyond in Sweden the government has
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started working working on electrified
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roads they built a 2 km stretch with
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electric rails embedded in the road as
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electric cars pass over this stretch
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they automatically connect to the rails
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and start charging their batteries
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tonight the new technology that could
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redefine what it means to go electric at
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66% we've been driving a few minutes and
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exactly the Swedish government is now
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planning to extend this to 50 km did you
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know that many companies are working on
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wireless charging roads for examp
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example a company called electrion has
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developed a road with copper coils
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embedded in it these coils are connected
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to electricity so any car that supports
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wireless charging will start charging as
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soon as it drives over these roads when
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you uh use the Quick Charge uh you will
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have to have a system where you easily
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can get range anxiety you uh you have to
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build up a system where you can always
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charge at a high effect you need large
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batteries to do that to to be sure that
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you can go wherever you want to go with
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this technology you can have smaller
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batteries and you can charge while you
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go however wireless charging does have a
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downside as about 30% of the electricity
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is wasted but hey it's all about
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right the next Innovation about road is
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glow in- the- dark roads yes these
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glow-in-the-dark roads use
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photoluminescent paint or materials that
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absorb sunlight during the day and emit
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night this can enhance nighttime
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visibility reduce the need for Street
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lighting and improve Road Safety these
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materials can be applied to Lane
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markings road signs and other critical
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areas to ensure they are clearly visible
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conditions when you travel on highways
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you got the lane markings and shoulder
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marking right but the futuristic smart
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roads have got Dynamic Lanes leading to
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Smart traffic management Dynamic Lanes
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use LED lights embedded in the road
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surface to change lane markings and
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directions based on traffic conditions
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this can help manage congestion during
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peak hours or provide dedicated lanes
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for emergency vehicles coupled with
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smart traffic Management Systems Dynamic
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Lanes can optimize traffic flow and
