DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF INTER-URBAN ATT TEST SCENARIOS

Much research has been conducted in the last decade directed at solving the issue of growing urban and interurban road traffic congestion, with its associated environmental and energy problems. These programmes, such as DRIVE and PROMETHEUS in Europe, have generated many novel and potentially successful ideas and have often advanced to rigorous field tests. However, due to the many emerging technologies, there is increasing competition for development funding, and little guidance on selecting options that provide the best return on investment. The difficulty of identifying a clear path and timetable toward system implementation is critical in the decision process. Little collective prioritization of individual test strategies has been attempted. The intention of this DGVII funded project is to provide a series of scenarios for "decision makers" which could be used to test the maximum effectiveness of a range of inter- and peri-urban ATT measures based on "autonomous" and "cooperative" driving aids. Implementation of this approach may be used to provide "benchmarks" for the assessment of system performance, which in turn can be used to provide definitive, quantifiable results as a basis for policy decisions by user groups, industrial consortia and infrastructure owners. The paper will provide an overview of the motivation of the project and its context within the DGVII work plan, along with details of the technical approaches to be used over the next three years.

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• Authors:
  • Brackstone, M A
  • McDonald, M
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Future. Abstracts of the Third World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 1996-10-14 to 1996-10-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Benchmarks; Decision making; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Intercity transportation; Performance; Return on investment; Strategic planning; Tests; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy management
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741406
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 18 1997 12:00AM