Automated road repairs using 3D printing could save money and reduce disruption, reports Kristina Smith
It’s the middle of the night and in the street below a team is busy carrying out repairs to the road surface. But there isn’t a human in sight.
A road-repair drone has landed at the site of a crack and a 3D asphalt printer is now busy filling in that crack. A group of traffic cone drones have positioned themselves around the repair location to protect the repair drone and divert traffic around it.
Under the EU-funded LABEL project there will be an analysis of secure trucking stops. The European Union Road Federation (ERF) - International Road Federation (IRF), Brussels Programme Centre, looks at what it can achieve
Whenever we have to travel long distances by car we are faced with the prospect of having to stop in order to refuel our vehicle and to rest a bit. As a consequence motorways can boast the presence of a high number of service stations, usually spread out at 20 to 30km intervals, ready to
Michelin Earthmover has unveiled MICHELIN OperTrak, said to be a comprehensive, easy to use web-based tyre and rim management system designed to monitor tyre activity and optimise budgeting, forecasting, inventory and performance. The system is available to end users and key accounts through Michelin representatives and its dealers. “MICHELIN OperTrak is the solution that many fleets have been waiting for,” said Michael Reich, manager for MICHELIN OperTrak. “Users will have the opportunity to experience th
