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Ford to test real-time pothole detection

Mark Moran
24 February 2017
A virtual pothole map could highlight a new pothole the minute it appears
A virtual pothole map could highlight a new pothole the minute it appears

 

Costly car repairs could be prevented with the help of a crow-sourced virtual pothole map to be tested by Ford later this year. The map would show drivers, in real-time, on in-car displays, where potholes are, how bad they are and suggest alternative routes.

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