New AI technology revolutionizing pothole repairs nationwide [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. — Who could forget 2013 and the pothole frenzy on I-264 in Norfolk?

The bumpy ride rocked Hampton Roads drivers that winter following an ice storm. Roads thawed out quickly, forcing out asphalt patches on the highway.

The situation became so bad that it’s now known as the “pothole apocalypse,” costing drivers thousands in auto repairs.

A recent AAA study found that after hitting a pothole, the average vehicle repair cost is $600, with the overall damages totaling $26.5 billion a year in the U.S.

Meanwhile, transportation officials scrambled in a pothole blitz to make temporary repairs, deploying crews to fill and patch as needed.

Let’s hope that doesn’t happen again. But if it does, what if there was a way to track down every one of those pesky craters …