What Does the Future Hold?

This article provides an overview of real-time driver information (RTDI), including how it is used and what the future may hold. RTDI can be used for improving safety, improving route choice and timing, reducing delay, maintaining personal contact, advertising and infotainment. Although much of the current focus has been on hardware development for RTDI, the future should show more emphasis on the use of software for information analysis and filtering, and for interactive feeds. Future developments are likely to include event forecasting; automatic response (e.g., driver alert on signs of drowsiness, automatic speed reduction in ice road conditions); mobile-phone based integrated messaging/information systems with voice input/output; and Internet-based geographic information system mapping of incidents and alternative routes.

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• Authors:
  • Bartlett, Robert
• Publication Date: 2005-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 56-58
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advertising; Automated vehicle control; Driver information systems; Future; Geographic information systems; Mobile telephones; Real time information; Route choice; Software; Technological forecasting; Traffic delays; Traffic forecasting; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01001324
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2005 9:49AM