This volume, the first to result from the Diebold Institute
Information-Based Infrastructure Project, explores the links
between business and government in the development of intelligent
transportation systems (ITS) technology. The work focuses on road
and vehicular infrastructures, comparing those of the U.S., Europe,
and Japan, and the roles that ITS can play in solving major current
and anticipated future transportational problems. Special attention
is given to environmental and economic concerns.
The world's infrastructure requires refurbishing, but it
especially requires rethinking. The computer has transformed
business enterprises and now information technology can change our
environment. This book explores the benefits and how to achieve
them through the use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
The implementation of ITS will potentially lead to individual
drivers, fleet operators, and public transit users saving vast
amounts of journey time and fuel, to a significant reduction in
pollution and to improved road safety. The Japanese are ahead of
the U.S. and Europe in the area of intelligent transportation
systems, using position location devices, and electronic maps.
Most look at this development as one that helps speed passenger
cars, but this book details the economics which point to the
technology being equally good for speeding trucks and easing the
movement of freight. Traffic avoidance is only part of the problem
although route guidance is helpful. Financing of projects in ITS is
an important area for innovation and ITS could be a source of
revenue to municipalities rather than an expense.
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