TRAVELGUIDE - ONTARIO'S ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION

The Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, is actively pursuing the assessment and possible development of TravElGuide, a route guidance system that will offer most of the benefits of more advanced systems but at significantly lower cost. The present concept includes a portable device that provides advice to the driver on the route to take from his current position to this destination based on real-time traffic information. Transit users can find out about the expected arrival time of buses at their stop. The system does not include an on-board vehicle location or navigation capability but rather relies on the driver to act as the navigator. This significantly reduces cost without significantly sacrificing functionality. This paper provides a brief overview of route guidance systems, describes the TravElGuide concept and compares it against route guidance systems in operation or under development elsewhere.

• Corporate Authors:

  IVHS America

  400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 800
  Washington, DC  United States  20024-2730
• Authors:
  • Heti, G
• Conference:
  • Surface Transportation and the Information Age. Proceedings of the IVHS America 1992 Annual Meeting, Volume II
  • Location: Newport Beach, CA
  • Date: 1992-5-17 to 1992-5-20
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Driving; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger information systems; Route guidance; Traveler information and communication systems
• Geographic Terms: Ontario (Province)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00629323
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1993 12:00AM