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Are all the cars going to reach up 13 feet in the air to the charging lines? That would be a very tough sell. Not to mention the increased danger of live power
by ErikVandeWater 5y ago
Are all the cars going to reach up 13 feet in the air to the charging lines? That would be a very tough sell. Not to mention the increased danger of live power lines coming down in an accident.
Also, how would lane changing work? Do they have to decouple from one set of power lines and connect to another?
- pcarolan 5y agoWhy not? We do it safely in busy urban areas already. As for changing lanes, even the most basic autopilots could solve the lane changing problem. Also, making connection can help steer the car and coordinate with other cars in the charging lane.
- genewitch 5y agoSouthern California has linked the carpool/ZEV lanes for several freeways, so for the best case of "north of los angeles" to "southern orange county" you wouldn't ever "change lanes" - you'd take the left fork of a gentle Y, which overhead lines can already do fine. Speaking of Southern California, Interstate 57 had some work done around 2000, they were installing some sort of lane sensor substrate into the right two lanes of the freeway. there were some people claiming they wanted to do power delivery or collection too - like solar roadways.