Internet of Things

What is the Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. Thanks to the arrival of super-cheap computer chips and the ubiquity of wireless networks, it's possible to turn anything, from something as small as a pill to something as big as an aeroplane, into a part of the IoT. Connecting up all these different objects and adding sensors to them adds a level of digital intelligence to devices that would be otherwise dumb, enabling them to communicate real-time data without involving a human being. The Internet of Things is making the fabric of the world around us more smarter and more responsive, merging the digital and physical universes.

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Any physical object can be transformed into an IoT device if it can be connected to the internet to be controlled or communicate information.

A lightbulb that can be switched on using a smartphone app is an IoT device, as is a motion sensor or a smart thermostat in your office or a connected streetlight. An IoT device could be as fluffy as a child's toy or as serious as a driverless truck. Some larger objects may themselves be filled with many smaller IoT components, such as a jet engine that's now filled with thousands of sensors collecting and transmitting data back to make sure it is operating efficiently. At an even bigger scale, smart cities projects are filling entire regions with sensors to help us understand and control the environment.  SOURCE:  ZDNet.com

It is entirely possible and highly likely that our interstate highways will become SMART so that whether we are driving in our electric car or in our gasoline powered vehicles, technology embedded in the surface of the road will be able to detect our SPEED.

Once our speed has been detected and if it is above the legal posted limited, then fine will be automatically sent to our address and/or our email address.  After a few fines have been collected, the State through the local government will suspend or revoke our license.

There will no longer be any need for highway patrol cars to monitor our speed and issue citations...