Smart highway

[5] Another function that has been proposed is using it to power heating elements that produce sufficient energy to clear ice and snow from roadways.

[5] It has also been suggested that they could power wireless charging technology to recharge the batteries of electric vehicles that drive over the panels.

Described as a fiasco by Le Monde, it produced half of the electricity expected, created bothersome noises from traffic, and deteriorated substantially over two years.

Its system has inductive coils built into the road that delivers power to receivers mounted on the underside of electric vehicles.

[17] As of 2021, companies such as Magment, Electreon, and IPT are currently developing dynamic inductive coil charging technologies.

[19] The Smart Highway concept developed by Studio Roosegaarde and the infrastructure management group Heijmans in the Netherlands incorporated photo-luminescent paint for road markings, which absorb light during the day then glow for a period up to 10 hours.