PROMETHEUS and DRIVE: their implications for traffic managers

Author

Gillan, W.J.

Author_Institution

Transp. & Road Res. Lab., Crowthorne, UK

fYear

1989

fDate

11-13 Sept. 1989

Firstpage

237

Lastpage

243

Abstract

The European research and development initiatives cited share the common objectives of applying advanced technology to the reduction of road accident risk and improving traffic efficiency. The central theme of PROMETHEUS is the intelligent copilot; the program is focused on systems that aid the driver directly. DRIVE concentrates on the infrastructure of systems. The background on road throughput is discussed. It is concluded that the changes due to DRIVE will come mainly from the application of dynamic route guidance and information systems, and are likely to be evolutionary; those due to PROMETHEUS could increase the maximum effective throughput of roads by between twenty and several hundred percent. However, major problems remain to be solved.<>

Keywords

artificial intelligence; management; research initiatives; road traffic; safety; traffic computer control; DRIVE; European research and development initiatives; PROMETHEUS; dynamic route guidance; infrastructure; intelligent copilot; reduction of road accident risk; road throughput; traffic efficiency; Computer aided manufacturing; Information systems; Laboratories; Manufacturing industries; Research and development; Road accidents; Road safety; Road vehicles; Throughput; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1989. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-9692316-2-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1989.98769

Filename

98769