Abstract :
This article presents a transportation technology analysis and forecast for 1999. The subjects covered include automated toll collection, automobile navigation automation, high-speed electric railways, Maglev and rapid transit systems
Keywords :
automobiles; automotive electronics; magnetic levitation; navigation; railways; rapid transit systems; technological forecasting; traffic control; traffic engineering computing; transportation; AD 1999; Maglev; automated toll collection; automobile navigation; high-speed electric railways; rapid transit systems; technology analysis; technology analysis and forecast; transportation technology; Automatic control; Companies; Corporate acquisitions; Humans; Programmable control; Road vehicles; Smart cards; Traffic control; Transponders; Transportation;