Like fibres, and also maybe trying to make themselves heal. To make them self heal. While it is all very well knowing what materials are best to use, you still need to know, quickly and specifically, where the cracks are to fix them. So im going to get immersed in some pothole data now. Engineers are also developing a way of using anonymised Car Sensor data to create a detailed digital map of our roads, including the size of cracks. Right now, modern cars have the ability to capture the data all around them with video, with accelerometers, with mini weather stations, with several other sensors. And eventually, the ideas to send robots to fix the issue, with universities testing the possibility of robotics for Efficiency And Safety purposes. But is it enough . The government says its investing in an extra £8. 3 Billion into repairs, but with a vast road network, this is a problem not going away any time soon. Harriet bradshaw, bbc news