Why are there fiber optic cables on the road
Fiber optic cables provide high-speed data transmission capabilities and are widely used in the transportation industry for applications such as traffic monitoring, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and infrastructure management. A first-of-its-kind project for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), ADOT installed fiber optic cables along 63 miles of roadway as part of their long-term strategic plan to make interstate travel more efficient and bring internet to rural communities — serving as the backbone of the. Autonomous cars claim the headlines, with General Motors announcing at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show that they will be selling fully autonomous cars to consumers by the middle of the decade. Technologies exists to fix these issues but the lack of secure high-speed network connectivity along highways to connect these devices together is holding transportation agencies back from making the progress necessary to see real change. In denser urban locations and along major highways, the networks will likely be served by fiber optical cable.
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