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If successful, the database could raise problems to local authorities concerning which roads need reparations, and could help motorists avoid certain pothole heavy routes.
The patent said: “The signals from the sensors are monitored by the amount of vertical vibration that is encountered. This data, together with the vehicle’s location, may be transmitted through a mobile network to a central server for distribution in road quality reports and to improve driving directions in mapping software.”
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