Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development

This is how intelligent smart roads could become

May 31, 2018

A solar panel road is pictured during its inauguration in Tourouvre, Normandy, northwestern France, December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Roads offer the potential to integrate a host of communications and energy infrastructure into an extensive existing transport network. Image: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Victor Tangermann

Writer and Photo Editor, Futurism

Victor Tangermann

Writer and Photo Editor, Futurism

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