Advanced Mobile Traffic Information and Communication System-AMTICS

An integrated traffic information and navigation system in Japan will display information gathered at police-managed traffic control and surveillance centers in 74 cities. The information is reprocessed by computer at the AMTICS data processing center and broadcast to vehicles by a new radio data communication system called Teleterminal. The equipment in vehicles will consist of a display, a compact disk-read only memory, a reader for retrieving map information stored on CDs, and a microcomputer to calculate the vehicle´s position and to superimpose it on the display. The major benefit of this system will be its ability to display, in real time, not only the vehicle´s current position and route but also information on traffic congestion, regulation, road works, and parking. The system is also being considered for application to business vehicle management systems.<>