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ＢＢＣより。Motorway of the future plans include glowing heat gauges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22354675
While carmakers have raced to add the latest technologies to their vehicles, the roads they drive on have arguably failed to evolve at the same pace.

Now, an odd couple based in the Netherlands hope to change that with visions of self-illuminating weather warning signs painted on to the tarmac, and a dedicated lane capable of recharging electric cars on the go.

The pair are Daan Roosegaarde, an artist famous for wacky interactive projects, and Hans Goris, a manager at the Dutch civil engineering firm Heijmans.

Mr Roosegaarde's past efforts have included a dance floor with built-in disco lights powered by dancers' foot movements, and a dress that becomes see-through when the wearer is aroused.

Heijmans spends much of its time working on more sober schemes, such as city centre car parks and shopping centres.
Daan Roosegaarde and Hans Goris Mr Roosegaarde (left) and Mr Goris (right) will test their paints on a 450ft (137m) stretch of road later this year

As unlikely as the pairing sounds, the two men believe their smart highway concept has the potential to revolutionise motorways.

The project is dubbed "Route 66 of the future" - a nod towards the US highway which connected Chicago and Los Angeles in the 1920s.

Tellingly the route - which was decommissioned in the 1980s - also serves as a warning of what can happen if infrastructure fails to move with the times.

"I was completely amazed that we somehow spend billions on the design and R&D of cars but somehow the roads - which actually determine the way our landscape looks like - are completely immune to that process," Mr Roosegaarde says.

"They are still stuck in the Middle Ages, so to speak."

自動車の開発には膨大な投資が行われているが、道路はどうか？
ということからのプロジェクト。
もっとも日本でもＩＴＳの設置などのカーナビ支援の装置の設置などは行われている。
また、コンクリート舗装や、融雪装置の設置などなどはあるが、それでも自動車の技術開発にはかなわないだろう。
公共財としての道路、高速道路は有料がほとんどだけれども、基本的に官営、なので、そうしたことからの限界か？
一方、電気自動車を道路から給電しようというプロジェクトも国のほうで進めているようでもあり、このようなアプローチもあり、ではないかと思う。
輸出できそうなインフラとなる可能性は高い。

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