TRANSFUTURE '94 AND TRANSPORTATION INTO THE NEXT CENTURY

Thousands attended a special U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 3-day technology fair held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on October 7-9, 1994. Showcasing the most innovative transportation technology, TransFuture '94 included more than 100 exhibits presented by each DOT agency and its industry partners. Exhibits included dashboard controls in the intelligent transportation system (ITS), ITS TravTech cars, and a bridge structure inspection motorboat by the Federal Highway Administration; explosives/weapons detection devices, satellite technology for pilots in congested airports, and superjumbo aircraft runway design by the Federal Aviation Administration; self-righting motor lifeboats and differential global positioning technology by the U.S. Coast Guard; train/auto collision and crossing safety simulators, high-speed rail technology, and a diesel locomotive by the Federal Railroad Administration; interactive traveler information kiosks, an electric transit bus with zero emissions, and a satellite-based vehicle tracking system by the Federal Transit Administration; commercial space transportation vehicles, global positioning satellites, and launch facilities by the Office of Commercial Space Transportation; internal inspection device for pipeline safety by the Research and Special Programs Administration; alcohol detection ignition locks, onboard police vehicle computer systems, and school bus object detection systems by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and collision avoidance thermal imaging, 3D simulation for ship design, and satellite communications for vessel tracking by the Maritime Administration.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/95winter/p95wi20.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Beatty, R
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 20-23
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Commercial space transportation; Crash avoidance systems; Design; Detection and identification technologies; Diesel locomotives; Electric buses; Global Positioning System; High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Lifeboats; Oil spills; Pipeline safety; Police vehicles; Satellite communication; Satellite navigation systems; School buses; Ships; Simulation; Technological innovations; Technology; Thermal imagery; Transit buses; Transportation; Traveler information and communication systems
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Federal Aviation Administration; U.S. Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Federal Transit Administration; U.S. Maritime Administration; U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States Coast Guard
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781715
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 16 2000 12:00AM