[LINK] Creating safer self-driving e-vehicle road lanes?

[Harry McNally]

Hi Marghanita

I wondered for a while about the opposite of RayBans call NightBrites(tm) so 
even pedestrians don't need street lights. Energy saved, no poles to crash 
into, light pollution avoided, happy astronomers and wildlife.

On 28/9/22 08:27, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> It would be good if street lights were no longer needed to light up the road 
> (for cars) but were focussed on pedestrian safety instead.
>
> On 28/9/22 07:53, Tom Worthington wrote:
>> On 24/9/22 20:09, Stephen Loosley wrote:
>>
>>> Hopes glow-in-the-dark roads could reduce road toll in rural Victoria
>>>
>>> ABC Gippsland / By Natasha Schapova Thursday 22 Sep 2022 ...
>>
>> And cars with night vision head-up displays? ;-)
>>
>> More seriously, onboard driver aids which check the driver is paying 
>> attention would be far more effective. ANU spinoff Seeing Machines make a 
>> device to check the driver is looking out the window. This is now installed 
>> in some up-market cars: 
>> https://blog.tomw.net.au/2017/12/canberra-start-up-overnight-success.html
>>
>> Other aids which steer cars around bends have shown their worth. 
>> https://www.drive.com.au/news/lane-keeping-assist-could-be-compulsory-in-australia/ 
>>
>>
>> Mercedes actually made an infrared camera equipped car, but of questionable 
>> value: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/39300/night-vision-mercedes
>>