THE FUTURE OF THE VEHICLE

The author describes the present position in a number of areas concerning vehicle design and the road/vehicle interforce and considers likely changes in the next 25 years. Aspects considered include: power units, structure and body engineering, safety, communication with the driver, commercial vehicles, personal and public transport. The author assumes that a segregated road system for the exclusive use of goods transport will be developed which will incorporate sophisticated control methods. For abstracts of other papers presented at the 1975 National Conference of the Institution of Highway Engineers see IRRD abstract nos 220234-38. /TRRL/

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  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

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• Authors:
  • Ellis, J R
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-25
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Commercial vehicles; Conferences; Design; Electric automobiles; Electric power transmission; Electric vehicles; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Fuels; Innovation; Motors; Pedestrian safety; Personal rapid transit; Public transit; Rolling contact; Rotary engines; Skidding; Trailers; Turbines; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Segregation; Structural stability; Traffic segregation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Future concepts; Personal transit; Power systems; Vehicular safety
• ITRD Terms: 1058: Air space; 1057: Air transport network; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 9011: Design (overall design); 132: Forecast; 1112: Freight transport; 3850: Fuel; 1334: Motor; 1305: Rotary engine; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 1645: Skidding; 1313: Turbine; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Freight Transportation; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138991
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1976 12:00AM