This 1/64 scale model village and custom made self driving vehicles was built by me in 2022. The vehicles steer similar to a faller car system with a 0.6mm wire placed under a 0.1mm thin textured black vinyl road surface contact material to move tiny magnets on the vehicle steering mechanisms. The traffic lights circuit board also move servos with solid magnets under the roads to stop the vehicles motors via reed swiches onboard or hall sensor inputs to micro circuit boards onboard that also control the speed adjustment. 2 or 3 way road junction turnouts have servos to direct vehicles to different road circuits activated either by manual switches or automated Arduino microprocessors to trigger servo drivers for precise calibrated alignment to slightly move the guide wires 5 or 10mm under the road surface. It gets very complex to design and perfect. I would recommend the painted road surface as per the Faller Car System method and not do the vinyl so you can add, repair or modify more easily, but it needs repainting compared to vinyl which might bubble up in hot weather if not professionally installed with correct adhesive. 8 x 4 ft layout.
This 1/64 scale model village and custom made self driving vehicles was built by me in 2022. The vehicles steer similar to a faller car system with a 0.6mm wire placed under a 0.1mm thin textured black vinyl road surface contact material to move tiny magnets on the vehicle steering
mechanisms.
The traffic lights circuit board also move servos with solid magnets under the roads to stop the vehicles motors via reed swiches onboard or hall sensor inputs to micro circuit boards onboard that also control the speed adjustment. 2 or 3 way road junction turnouts have servos to direct vehicles to different road circuits activated either by manual switches or automated Arduino microprocessors to trigger servo drivers for precise calibrated alignment to slightly move the guide wires 5 or 10mm under the road surface.
It gets very complex to design and perfect.
I would recommend the painted road surface as per the Faller Car System method and not do the vinyl so you can add, repair or modify more easily, but it needs repainting compared to vinyl which might bubble up in hot weather if not professionally installed with correct adhesive.
8 x 4 ft layout.
Cool! Now you can still organize fpv races)
Add bike lanes, bike racks, and pedestrian crossings.