How Infrastructure Disrepair Is Holding Back Autonomous Vehicles

Looking at new building standards for smart roads is very important, said Augustine. Both clearly defined road striping and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication capabilities are pertinent.

“We should be thinking of infrastructure that will facilitate the implementation of AVs as we build roads and bridges,” Jeffrey Funk, economics of transportation professor at the National University of Singapore, told Government Technology. “Smart sensors and fiber lines are good ideas.”