AUTOMATION WILL HELP UNSCRAMBLE TANGLED TRAFFIC SYSTEMS IN CITIES

ROBOT CARS AND MOVING PEDESTRIAN PLATFORMS ARE ONLY A DREAM, BUT BETTER TRAFFIC CONTROL BASED ON COMPUTERS IS HERE NOW TO SPEED FLOW. IN THE MOST ADVANCED SYSTEMS TODAY, THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS WORKING WITH THE DESIGNER OF ELECTRONIC GEAR. IN NEW YORK CITY, THERE ARE NOW 400 INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY POGRAMS STORED IN A BIG IBM 800 COMPUTER. COMPUTER CONTROLS ARE ALSO WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH FREEWAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, No 22, PP 15-16
• Authors:
  • Moskowitz, D
  • Wargo, J
• Publication Date: 1970-10-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Product Engineering
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Computers; Freeways; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic signal control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225893
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM