Cuomo also plans to incorporate auto-tolling systems to save you hours of driving time. You won't have to stop and pay your toll anymore -- New York will suspend cameras that can detect your identity through your plate number over its highways. If you have an E-ZPass, it will be charged automatically. If you don't, then you'll receive a bill in the mail.

Besides the cameras and sensors, the project also includes giving New York's bridges a seismic upgrade to make them more resilient and to protect them from earthquakes. The governor plans to cover tunnels and bridges with LEDs that will brighten New York's nights with light shows, as well. Governor Cuomo's office explained the New York Crossings Project on his website in detail -- check it out if you want to read more about the changes he plans to make.

*Update: Due to the unreliable nature of facial recognition, the New York Civil Liberties Union says the governor's plans take us one step closer to a dystopian world. According to senior staff attorney Mariko Hirose: