The painted road markings are said to be able to glow up to eight hours in the dark.
Credit: Roosegaarde
There has been a great deal of debate and innovation in smart cars recently, but why just stop at the car? Why not make a smart highway?
At least that’s the question Dutch developer Heijmans and designer Daan Roosegaard are asking. Since 2012 the duo have been talking about and drumming up game plans for innovative designs that would improve road sustainability, safety, and perception.
These ideas include: electric priority lane, which would allow electric cars to charge themselves while driving; dynamic paint, which would glow or become transparent upon sensing temperature in order to let you know road conditions; and interactive light, which would be controlled by sensors to active only when traffic approaches in order to create sustainable road light.
But the company’s main, and most tangible, development is their glow-in-the-dark lining.