ITALIAN JOB 25 YEARS ON : ANGELA SPENCE DESCRIBES 5T, TURIN'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO REDUCE TRIP TIME AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION

This article describes the 5T (Telematics Technologies for Transport and Traffic) project, which has as its contractual objectives: a 25% reduction in overall trip time and an 18% reduction in energy consumption and pollution. 5T incorporates a total of nine Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications, which are coordinated by the Town Traffic and Transport Supervisor (TTTS). These subsystems are: urban traffic control, public transport management system, environmental control, route guidance rescue management, variable message signs (VMS), fare integration and debiting, parking control, and informative media information.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: June 1996
• Corporate Authors:

  HUSAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  THE ELMS, ELM GROVE
  LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE  United Kingdom  LE11 1RG
• Authors:
  • Spence, Angela
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 37-38, 40
• Serial:
  • ITS international. Issue no. 5
  • Publisher: HUSAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Intelligent transportation systems; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00786942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM