A TRIP TO THE FUTURE

This article provides an overview of automated vehicles of the future. The vehicles are equipped with automated highway system (AHS) technologies, which have the advantage of operating on real-life roadways with no special highway modifications. The vehicles can include adaptive cruise control, collision warning, obstacle avoidance, lane departure warning, and lateral and longitudinal control. The sensors can improve driving safety, whether the vehicle is engaged in fully automated driving, partially automated driving, or completely off the automated system. Although the cost of equipping one car right now can be several thousand dollars, the goal is to bring the cost down to around $1,000 when they are mass-produced.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Maki, R
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 4-7
• Serial:
  • AASHTO Quarterly Magazine
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  • ISSN: 0147-4820

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Advanced vehicle control systems; Automated highway systems; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Costs; Crash avoidance systems; Proximity detectors; Sensors; Technological innovations; Vehicle safety; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic vehicle control
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756604
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1998 12:00AM