A system for dispensing a fast curing epoxy traffic marking composition to a transportation corridor includes a plurality of bins positioned on a transportation corridor marking dispensing apparatus. A first bin contains an epoxy coating which is applied by the dispensing apparatus on a transportation corridor. A second bin contains at least one curing agent which is coated on a carrier such as glass beads or porous silica. These carriers are dropped onto the epoxy coating by the dispensing apparatus and promote rapid curing of the top layer of the epoxy coating while the bottom layer is given additional time to adhere to the roadway surface. This enables the application contractor to open a marked roadway in a quicker manner with less motorist disruption. An optional third bin contains retroreflective beads which are applied to the epoxy coating by the dispenser apparatus to improve visibility of the line marking.

A system for dispensing a fast curing epoxy traffic marking composition to a transportation corridor includes a plurality of bins positioned on a transportation corridor marking dispensing apparatus. A first bin contains an epoxy coating which is applied by the dispensing apparatus on a transportation corridor. A second bin contains at least one curing agent which is coated on a carrier such as glass beads or porous silica. These carriers are dropped onto the epoxy coating by the dispensing apparatus and promote rapid curing of the top layer of the epoxy coating while the bottom layer is given additional time to adhere to the roadway surface. This enables the application contractor to open a marked roadway in a quicker manner with less motorist disruption. An optional third bin contains retroreflective beads which are applied to the epoxy coating by the dispenser apparatus to improve visibility of the line marking.

In some embodiments, a directional surface marking maythat provides directional messaging to users based on their direction of travel on a base surface, such as a roadway, walkway, or interior flooring, as non-limiting examples. In some aspects, the directional messaging may comprise different colors, text, or symbols, wherein a user may view different directional messaging on a directional surface marking dependent on direction of travel. In some embodiments, directional surface markings may comprise a profile layer, wherein the profile layer may comprise a plurality of profiles, which may allow for an application of directional messaging.

The disclosure features structural tiles and methods for forming such tiles, the tiles including a tile body featuring one or more polystyrene materials, and a coating featuring an epoxy resin and an aggregate material, disposed on at least one surface of the tile body, where the structural tile has a dry coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.75 and a wet coefficient of kinetic friction of at least 0.70, and where the dry coefficient of kinetic friction is larger than the wet coefficient of kinetic friction by 0.05 or less.

A modular highway warning strip system which comprises a modular warning strip segment having first and second ends, a length extending between the first and second ends, two opposing lengthwise sides, a width extending between the opposing lengthwise sides of the segment, top and bottom surfaces, and a thickness. Each of the first and second ends comprise at least one male protrusion and at least one female receptacle, wherein the at least one male protrusion is configured to engage the at least one female receptacle for joining a plurality of the segments together end-to-end. A segmented metallic plate is disposed between upper and lower rubber layers, the segmented plate comprising a plurality of segments separated by slits comprising living hinges.

An autonomous vehicle (AV) can process a live sensor view to autonomously operate acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the AV along a given route. While traveling along the given route, the AV can identify an encoded road stripe in the live sensor view, and decode the encoded road stripe to determine location data corresponding to the encoded road stripe.

A system for applying roadway markings to roadways, including at least one imager for acquiring image data of original roadway markings on an original roadway surface. A first vehicle marking controller receives and stores the image data in combination with acquired location data associated with the original roadway markings. One or more milling tools mill the original roadway surface and create a milled surface. The one or more milling tools are positioned behind the at least one imager relative to a direction of travel. A first vehicle marking module is responsive to the first vehicle marking controller for applying roadway markings based on the location data of the original roadway markings and the image data, the first vehicle marking module positioned behind the one or more milling tools relative to a direction of travel.

A system for applying roadway markings to roadways, including at least one imager for acquiring image data of original roadway markings on an original roadway surface. A first vehicle marking controller receives and stores the image data in combination with acquired location data associated with the original roadway markings. One or more milling tools mill the original roadway surface and create a milled surface. The one or more milling tools are positioned behind the at least one imager relative to a direction of travel. A first vehicle marking module is responsive to the first vehicle marking controller for applying roadway markings based on the location data of the original roadway markings and the image data, the first vehicle marking module positioned behind the one or more milling tools relative to a direction of travel.

A road surface marking detection means detects a road surface marking on a road, based on sensor information acquired by sensing a road. An interruption detection means detects a portion where the road surface marking is interrupted, based on a detection result of the road surface marking. A factor determination unit determines a factor for which the road surface marking is interrupted with respect to a portion where a matter that the road surface marking is interrupted is detected.