https://tdotrob.wordpress.com/2014/0...u-should-care/
So if you are calculating a business case, start with ROI of a solar cell used strictly for power generation. Now add back in***8230;
Don***8217;t need snow plows
Don***8217;t need salt and slag
Don***8217;t need lane striping paint
Don***8217;t need overhead wiring infrastructure
Don***8217;t need massive tracts of land for solar farms
Don***8217;t need new fossil or nuclear power plants
Fewer overhead lights required
Modular road repair
Smart modules signal for replacement prior to failure
Paver modules are incrementally upgradeable to new technology
Integrated fiber and cable corridors
Integrated subsurface cell towers
Capture and treat/recycle vehicle waste (oil, gas, rubber) at the source
Lanes dynamically reconfigure (i.e. near the stadium or for evacuation)
Road detects hazards (blown retread) and guides traffic around them
Dynamic signage embedded in the road
Road that charges electric vehicles using induction and while they drive
Smart parking lots that lead you to an open space
Traffic control sensors that can detect a motorcycle or scooter and cycle the light
Visual cues guide slower drivers out of the fast lanes
Moving traffic pacing beacons on roads and on-ramps
Precise emergency responder information
Visual indicator replaces flares for accidents
Visual indicator of emergency vehicles approaching
Visual indicator of drunk oncoming driver entering freeway on wrong ramp
Are you starting to get the picture?
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