Self-charging solar reflective stud warns of black ice

New Zealand company Solar Bright will use Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 to introduce an important safety product - a self-contained solar reflective stud which includes a thermal sensor that triggers the blue light-emitting diodes at a temperature associated with black ice. The PATeye can charge and work at the same time and it can also charge itself from car headlights. The company says that Phase II will include data collection, such as traffic counting, moisture, as well as the added advantage of a “real-t
February 26, 2014 Read time: 1 min
New Zealand company 7618 Solar Bright will use Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 to introduce an important safety product - a self-contained solar reflective stud which includes a thermal sensor that triggers the blue light-emitting diodes at a temperature associated with black ice. The PATeye can charge and work at the same time and it can also charge itself from car headlights. The company says that Phase II will include data collection, such as traffic counting, moisture, as well as the added advantage of a “real-time” life-saving warning system.%$Linker: 2 Asset <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 4 93243 0 oLinkExternal www.SolarBright.co.nz Solar Bright web false /EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=93243 false false%>

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