Percy-Shaw

Percy Shaw (1890–1976)
Percy Shaw changed road safety with a simple, brilliant idea: the cat’s eye road stud. Inspired by the reflection he saw from an animal’s eyes at night, he developed a durable reflector that could guide drivers in darkness and poor weather. He refined the design, patented it, and built a business that supplied the technology widely. The impact was immediate and long-lasting—cat’s eyes became a standard feature of roads in the UK and around the world. Shaw’s invention is a classic example of practical engineering solving a real everyday problem.

The night has eyes (video)

This is the story that appeared in the Telegraph (Telegraph article)

and this is the Wikipedia page