6: Smart Roads
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More than four million miles of roadway crisscrosses the United States. These offline pieces of asphalt theoretically allow our vehicles to travel most efficiently but as our roads fall into disrepair and our various levels of government struggle to fund their maintenance, expansion and construction, a company in our nation's heartland offers a solution. Integrated Roadways CEO, CTO and founder Tim Sylvester offers pre-fabricated pieces of roadway that fit together to act as a fiber connection, passing information from one point to another, offering drivers free wifi, communicating with electric vehicles in real time and -- perhaps most importantly -- allowing roads to pay for themselves.
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