STAGE DEFINITION FOR AHS DEPLOYMENT AND AN AHS EVOLUTIONARY SCENARIO

Pros and cons of various mature Automated Highway Systems (AHS) have been a subject of intense study. However, such discussions are nothing but intellectual exercises unless the issue of how to evolve, in a planned and managed fashion, the current highway systems towards these mature AHS is also addressed. Since full functionality of a mature AHS cannot be realized suddenly, discrete functional steps must be identified and optimized. This paper defines an evolutionary stage towards a mature AHS as any discernible functional increment whose realization may encounter considerable difficulties requiring a significant amount of conscious effort to overcome. A good evolutionary scenario consists of stages each of which provides sufficient additional functionality that justifies the required effort to overcome the associated difficulties. Six dimensions of deployment difficulties are identified: technology, infrastructure, human factors, vehicle manufacturing and maintenance, insurance and public will. An illustrative evolutionary scenario is also provided. Since issues regarding deploying AHS in the real world actually dictate AHS technological requirements, deployment research should be an integral part of AHS concept definition/evaluation and system design.

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• Authors:
  • Tsao, HSJ
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 359-382
• Serial:
  • IVHS JOURNAL
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUB.
  • ISSN: 1065-5123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Automated highway systems; Deployment; Evolution; Human factors; Infrastructure; Technology assessment
• Old TRIS Terms: Concept definition
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719133
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 1996 12:00AM