Little by little, Brazilian roads and highways are starting to become smarter. Whether through proprietary technology or importing improvements that are already in operation on foreign roads, mainly American and European, the now famous “smart highways”, much more sustainable, intuitive and, above all, safe, make the driver's life much easier.
The bets for the future of roads and highways range from small solutions such as replacing light poles, letting the asphalt itself light the way with paints that absorb solar energy, to systems that manage the exact resistance of the soil when there are warnings of hardships of nature.
Check out some solutions:
Google Maps from the ground
Just as Google Maps stores all the details of the Earth's surface, there is already a beginning of work for records and studies of information with everything that exists below that surface. Created by Brasileira Apoio Sondagens and named Maps, the intelligent mapping guarantees greater assertiveness in planning and construction costs, minimizing risks of contractual increases and even accidents during execution. The software was developed by the Brazilian company Apoio Sondagens and is already used by some of the main concessionaires in the country.
sustainable signage
Authored by the Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, the project that dispenses with lighting the roads, makes the highways more sustainable and safer. With a paint capable of absorbing sunlight during the day and illuminating the roads for about ten hours at night. The idea is to save electricity or even exclude it in places that are difficult to access, such as rural areas, for example.
Big Brother of the Roads
Artesp – Transport Agency of the State of São Paulo already requires almost total monitoring of traffic on its highways. In them, concessionaires must have a CCO – Operational Control Center to control everything that happens. With the evolution of technology and cameras, it is already possible to see the license plate of a car from kilometers away, with increasingly faster assistance in cases of accidents, vehicles stopped on the side of the road and robberies.
risk monitoring system
Allied to the above-mentioned intelligent mapping, this technology makes it possible to cross-check data with the weather forecast and alert concessionaires about slopes and places prone to instability, preventing and minimizing landslides, material damage and, of course, the risk of accidents with users. Currently, Artesp – Transport Agency of the State of São Paulo – requires this technology in new batches of concessions.
toll per mileage
The main idea of the toll per kilometer driven is to make charging fairer to users, with the driver paying only for the stretch he covered during his journey. The implementation of this technology is the most advanced among all, since companies like STP, which manages Sem Parar/Via Fácil, have authorization from Artesp for the implementation of the technology. The solution promises to take a leap forward with the new standard for Mercosur boards, which have their own chips.
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