00:03Now this is some artificial intelligence we can all get behind. This is the Autonomous Road Repair
00:09System, or ARIS for short. And it's the revolutionary new way to keep roads pothole free.
00:14But how? Here's the company's co-founder and technical director to explain.
00:19And it does this through scanning the road, detecting the cracks, and through a bit of
00:23artificial intelligence, identifying which one needs to be filled. And by filling autonomously
00:29the cracks, it prevents water ingress, and this prevents, in turn, the pothole to appear.
00:33Cracks and roads allow water to get down inside them. This can erode motorways over time. But in
00:38the winter, when the water is prone to freezing, it can damage roads much quicker. So this robot
00:43nips that in the bud, autonomously traveling around on roads and identifying those pothole-producing
00:48cracks, filling them in wherever it deems necessary. In England, where it's currently being tested,
00:53authorities say it has already passed with flying colors. This is a massive boon for road
00:57maintenance, as the current process for monitoring and fixing potholes is antiquated at best. With
01:03the UK's technology and decarbonization ministers saying about the AI pothole preventer, quote,
01:08it is said a stitch in time saves nine, and that prevention is better than cure. And likewise,
01:13stopping cracks from growing into potholes could save a lot of future maintenance work.
