ADVANCED TAXI INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (ATICS) FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS INCLUDING THOSE WITH SENSORY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS

This paper describes the concept of an Advanced Taxi Information and Communication System (ATICS) for sensory and cognitively impaired passengers in North America. Passengers with sensory, cognitive, and language difficulties have problems communicating in a dignified way with a taxi driver. In addition they have expressed a desire for fare confirmation and for on-line information about other transportation modes, schedules, accessible hotels, restaurants, and local events while travelling in a taxi. Equally important is the safety of the driver. In emergencies he must be located and tracked, and be able to make a mayday call. Integration of these systems is proposed within the concept. A talking taxi meter recently developed in Canada is described as an integral part of the system. The application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) provides an opportunity not only to compensate for the difficulties of disabled passengers, but also to provide a dignified method for them to communicate and access information. The development focuses on four main aspects: 1) communication between the passenger and the driver; 2) access to ATICS by the passenger and the driver; 3) the technical, ergonomic, and operational aspects of the system; and 4) the potential business and market opportunities for these two groups as well as for mobility-impaired passengers and the general public. The concept is part of the framework of an Advanced Travel Accessibility System for Elderly and Disabled persons (ATAS-E&D) developed by Canadian researchers.

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  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Rutenberg, U
  • Suen, L
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Future. Abstracts of the Third World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 1996-10-14 to 1996-10-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Cognitive impairment; Communication systems; Drivers; Information systems; Information, data, and knowledge; Intelligent transportation systems; Markets; Motor skills; Passengers; Persons with disabilities; Taxicabs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Information exchange
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Disabled people; Sensory motor coordination
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741356
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1997 12:00AM