Google files patent for new pothole-detecting system
Tech giant Google has been granted a patent to develop new technology that will enable vehicles to detect potholes in the road.
The proposed system will aim to utilise a vehicles’ GPS in conjunction with a device with a vertical bump sensor. The GPS would then submit this information back to Google, who would produce a road quality database.
If successful, the database could raise problems to local authorities concerning which roads need reparations, and could help motorists avoid certain pothole heavy routes.
The patent said: “The signals from the sensors are monitored by the amount of vertical vibration that is encountered. This data, together with the vehicle’s location, may be transmitted through a mobile network to a central server for distribution in road quality reports and to improve driving directions in mapping software.”
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