CARS THAT BEAT TRAFFIC

Modern electronics promises a treatment, if not a cure, for traffic headaches. Within the next decade, cars and trucks will be loaded with devices to help you dodge other vehicles, spot obstacles at night and in fog, and avoid getting lost. The technology, much of it drawn from the aerospace industry, is already being adapted for use on the road: infrared and magnetic sensors, microwave radar, and satellite navigation. By enabling drivers to reach their destinations more quickly and with fewer impediments, the technology also helps with the problem of traffic congestion and, in addition, creates wealth. Further details on the technology and its effects are provided in this article.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 64-66, 68, 70, 72.
• Corporate Authors:

  Time Incorporated

  Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY  United States  10020
• Authors:
  • Taylor III, A
• Publication Date: 1995-2-20

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Fortune Magazine
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Time Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Cost effectiveness; Electronic equipment; Technological innovations; Traffic congestion; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reduction (Decrease)
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00674224
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 1995 12:00AM