An anonymous reader writes: British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is developing a system [http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/jlr-corp/news/2015/06/jlr_pothole_alert_research_100615/?&locus=1] that identifies potholes and other obstructions in the road and shares them via the cloud with highway authorities, and, potentially, other drivers with access to the report network. But the intent of the work is to remove yet another obstacle from the rise of the driverless car. The project's research director Dr Mike Bell says that such a network could help autonomous vehicles avoid potholes without crossing lanes or endangering other drivers, and the team is also working on a stereo-camera system capable of identifying obstructions before the fact. Dr Bell says "there is a huge opportunity to turn the information from these vehicle sensors into 'big data' and share it for the benefit of other road users. This could help prevent billions of pounds of vehicle damage and make road repairs more effective,"
