Intelligent vehicle highway systems: challenge for the future

The concept of intelligent vehicle highway systems (IVHS) is described, and the institutional barriers that the IVHS faces are examined. The goals and objectives of IVHS include improved safety, reduced congestion, increased and higher quality mobility, improved environmental quality and energy efficiency, improved economic productivity, the development of an IVHS supply industry in the United States, major changes in the transportation profession, and the development and deployment of a variety of technologies and partnerships between the public and the private sector. Institutional issues are discussed with reference to public-private partnerships, organizational change, and academia and the transportation research community.<>