THE ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY

ALTHOUGH HIGH-SPEED, ELECTRICALLY-POWERED SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE TRANSPORTATION WILL HELP TO ALLEVIATE FUTURE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN SOME LOCALITIES, A MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO PREFER THE MOBILITY, PRIVACY, AND FREEDOM AFFORDED BY THE AUTOMOBILE. THEREFORE, SOME FORM OF AUTOMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES APPEARS TO BE DESIRABLE -- IN FACT, NECESSARY -- IF COMPLETE HIGHWAY CHAOS IS TO BE AVOIDED. THE EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH INVOLVES THE CONCEPT OF A DUAL-MODE SYSTEM, WHEREBY EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE (WHICH MUST BE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED) IS MANUALLY CONTROLLED ON NONAUTOMATED ROADS AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED ON AUTOMATED ONES. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, No 7, PP 60-66
• Authors:
  • Fenton, R E
  • Olson, K W
• Publication Date: 1969-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9235

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Automation; Highways; Manual control; Motor vehicles; Traffic congestion
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225784
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 17 1970 12:00AM