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Panelists point to connected vehicles and in-car alerts as a next step for safety
Summary
Panelists and audience discussed promising technologies beyond cameras: connected-vehicle alerts, smart arrow/message boards and in-vehicle alerts pushed to navigation apps, which panelists said could help notify drivers of work zones or pedestrian crossings in real time.
During the Q&A, John McGregor and Tucker Born highlighted connected-vehicle messaging and smart work-zone signs as promising tools to deliver safety information directly into vehicles or map apps.
McGregor described work to push work-zone information into platforms and suggested smart message boards and arrow boards with speed-sensing could populate driver-facing systems. Born said connected-vehicle geofencing and dashboard alerts could warn motorists of work zones or pedestrian crossings, but emphasized that many safety gains still come from basic engineering fixes and enforcement.
Both panelists agreed that in-vehicle alerts and smart signage complement camera-based detection and signal management, particularly for urgent messages that need to reach distracted drivers in real time.
