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Sydney's World-First "E-Paper" Street Signs

posted by takyon on Tuesday July 28 2015, @04:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the hackable-signage-in-direct-sunlight dept.

crutchy (IRC) writes:

New Sydney road signs use low-power 'E-Ink' technology and can be remotely updated:

The NSW Government has tapped the same technology you use to read books on your Kindle to create low-energy street signs that can be remotely altered.

The electronic paper road signs, which have been installed across Sydney, are the result of a partnership between Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and Slovenian technology firm Visionect.

[...] An RMS spokesperson told The Register that 15 of the new signs 'were successfully trialled in the management of traffic on George Street in the Sydney CBD and a second rollout has since been completed in the Moore Park area.'

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by c0lo on Tuesday July 28 2015, @08:31AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 28 2015, @08:31AM (#214759) Journal

    If these signs can be updated quickly and easily, this could create serious legal issues.

    Mate, you never ever saw a variable speed limit indicator [wikipedia.org] in your life?
    Bulb based, LED based, whatever... no? Really?

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