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Pothole Patent Submissions on the Rise

DAEJEON, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea enters the monsoon season, road management authorities are increasingly concerned over potholes, the so-called ‘land mines of the road.’ As such, there are an increasing number of patents that deal with repairing sealcoated roads and pavement. Potholes refer to pot-shaped depressions in a road surface where [...]

Seoul Government Uses Car Black Boxes to Detect Potholes

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Potholes on asphalt pavement can not only be a hindrance but also a danger to drivers. But with a new system from the KICT (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) that uses black box cameras to automatically detect and report potholes on roads, their detection and report [...]