I don't see how smart roads would solve the issues of "the unexpected".. weird pedestrian behavior, getting cut off, parked trucks, construction, etc. It seems to me that smart roads would only solve the issue of general routing, and that already seems to be dealt with as far as I can tell.
It wouldn't. A real "smart road" implementation would require us to literally fence off those roads so pedestrians, deer, children, bicyclists, etc. cannot use them. And they would likely fail in any kind of inclement weather -- fog, snow, rain, etc.
Essentially an admission of failure for the self-driving car industry.
how is that any different from geofencing. The goal of an AV should be a car that can drive in any country/road. Not just fancy smart roads in western countries
I've long had this fantasy of a smart road pilot program wherein manufacturers would partner with governments (or toll road owners in some places?) to make self-driving-only smart lanes, where you have to surrender control but the car goes 120+mph. I imagine getting even a handful of popular longer routes enabled for that would be quite popular.
