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ORNL’s High-Tech Pavement Markers Support Autonomous Driving

Improves autonomous driving in tough conditions and remote areas.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Self-driving electric vehicles still face steep hills on the road to reliability. Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University are working together to drive solutions from outside the car: sensors and processing embedded in road infrastructure. Working with partners, ORNL engineers are placing low-powered sensors in the reflective raised pavement markers that are already used to help drivers identify lanes. According to a paper in I...

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