The highway will feature six lanes in each direction, and will span a total of 161km through Zhejiang while using navigational technology to increase the traffic speed to 120km/h.
The highway will also feature an underground charging system which will “electrify the road, and charge electric vehicles through a photovoltaic surface.
Equipment installed along the road will connect to a cloud computing system and will monitor all of the cars in real time. Another feature is the integration with driver-less vehicles’ navigation to allow such cars to travel at a flow of 120km/h.
Even though the maximum speed limit for China’s current highways is 120km/h, this technology aims to provide a consistent average speed of driving.
Research done by Yangtze Daily has shown that the average speed on the current expressway in Zhejiang is only 90km/h, and therefore the new technology aims to increase by 20-30%.
For gas powered cars, the highway aims to reduce emissions by allowing for a smooth flow of traffic, and the reduction or prevention of traffic jams. This in-turn promotes a higher level of driver safety.
Even though such features may seem “futuristic” or “impossible”, China already has a highway in Shandong which will be capable of charging compatible electric cars that drive on it.