Will this robot fix UK roads?
How much do potholes annoy you well this AI robot could make them a thing of the past the robot developed by researchers from the University of Liverpool and tech company robotized will use AI to identify and repair potholes and cracks before they worsen potentially saving the UK billions of
Pounds the government said they’re redirecting 8.3 billion from hs2 funding to repair roads and potholes but the UK is still near the bottom of the global rankings for spending on pothole repair according to a survey of local authorities by the asphalt industry Alliance there’s currently A4 billion pound backlog in road
Maintenance Highway authorities now estimate that it could take 11 years to get roads back to a reasonable state
The government have promised over £8 billion in funding to repair Britain’s pothole-riddled roads, but all that could be about to change thanks to a new AI powered robot which aims to detect and repair potholes and cracks before they worsen.
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30 comments
Will do the job better than Sunak?
I can see the Cybertruck patent lawsuit filing itself
Nothing can fix anything in uk. Uk is broken beyond redemption
I bet they'll start in the south and work their way north, just like HS2 🤣
Come to Rīga – Pothole paradise
I thought people were meant to be paid to fix them, guess this is where part the money went
Redirecting hs2 funding?
So the massively over budget failure is being used as some sort of bank?
So one robot that moves slower than the roadworks guys will fix all of the potholes?
Just get the roadworks guys to get off their butts and do their job.
What's a rerbert?
The potholes in Bham /Saltley in the 90's caused £700 in damage to my first mc.
Pothole could have been filled during the lockdown.
Can't come quickly enough.
Marijuana is illegal and should be banned
Same problem here in NZ also..
How UK solves problems:
''Could this could that''
Ben has toned down his fascist rhetoric but still a fascist under cover.
Eight.3 billion too fix only London roads the rest of the country gets nothing
Car tax been paid already not being redirected to busy giving money to other countries yet again.
All the money from HS2 are going on pot holes in London google it it's in the news!! I think the money should be spend on the Yorkshire area as that's where the money been take from HS2
Errrr were does this robot store the tarmac etc ? Where every council doesn’t have a dedicated team even if it’s just 1 truck, just fixing pot holes.
I'm from lancashire , it's like driving on the moon 😂😂😂
Too Little Too Late😮
People should be able to sue their governments for the roads not being okay because it damages your vehicle. Taxes go to fixing roads if I'm not mistaken so why aren't they fixing them? Why is there such a backlog in the first place?
Saves billions but gonna take billions to repair oh and billions to buy
Designed by students at a university won't see a single penny of it's development and roll out instead they will leave university with a A4 sheet of paper and join the long queue for a job interview
Glasgow city council stll waiting on them paying me back
That robot looks like something that’s been made by a bloke in a shed in Birmingham.
Hi. I'm from Malaysia. Looks like your roads in the UK are worst than ours.
I will not see it working in the UK in my lifetime : )
What about the uneven roads, drains, and bad repairs. They are just as bad.