AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS

The report provides an examination of the status of automated highway systems evolution and the applicability of this class of transportation to high-speed, intercity service. The report deals with the problem in two principal ways. The first is from an evolutionary point of view; what has been done to date, where can we go in the future, and how do we get there. The second effort involves the hypothecation of a system which would be representative of an AHS if it were actually developed for service. The purpose of this effort was to determine the technological feasibility of a total AHS. Although a few areas of critical research have been identified, AHS is a technically feasible transportation alternative to existing systems. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report on High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems Engineering Study. Sponsored in part by Office of High Speed Ground Transportation, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  TRW Systems Group

  One Space Park
  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 572 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated highways; High speed ground transportation; Intelligent transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054552
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 06818-W006-RO00 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-C-353-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM