Engineering360: "Team developing AI-enabled drones for pothole, crack detection"

Web-enabled cars with GPS receivers could self-report any significant pavement malady. No AI required, just some accelerometers on the suspension.

There are dozens of 'speed bumps' on the Maryland side of the Washington D.C. beltway between the Potomac River and Andrews Air Force Base. I wish the state would get out there and grind those damn things down.

See the article April brings showers -- and pothole repairs for a more comprehensive discussion of pothole science, if I may call it that.

Pothole-spotting sensors have already been deployed in some Ford vehicles. A bunch of cities still use old-fashioned eyeballs: they ask citizens to report potholes and manage this information in a much more sophisticated manner than in the past. by using data mining and analysis road maintenance departments can predict where to expect pothole problems and apply preventative maintenance.

A UK team has also been experimenting with drone use to spot *and* repair potholes, using an onboard 3D printer to produce the patch.