In a push to save money and lives this winter, four U.S. states are dispatching smart snowplows to gather information on road and weather conditions in almost real-time.
The high-tech vehicles are part of a new digital intelligence system that is being rolled out for testing in parts of Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada and New York.
The system integrates GPS-coded measurements from sensors on the snowplows with computer weather models and satellite and radar observations to produce updates every five to 15 minutes on the road, as well as weather conditions
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