Title :
Road/Automobile Communication System (RACS) and its economic effect
Author :
Takada, Kunihiko ; Tanaka, Yasushi ; Igarashi, Akio ; Fujita, Daiji
Author_Institution :
Public Works Res. Inst., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The authors present an outline of RACS and evaluate the economic effect of the diffusion of navigation system devices, assessing such quantities as the reduction of travel distance or travel time. The economic effect of the system is estimated with respect to the route selection behavior and logic of drivers. Infrastructure cost is estimated, and a cost-benefit analysis presented. The navigation function of this system is expected to provide proper route selection at the time of traffic accidents or other congestion and should reduce stray travel.<>
Keywords :
economic and sociologic effects; mobile radio systems; radionavigation; road traffic; RACS; Road/Automobile Communication System; congestion; cost-benefit analysis; economic effect; logic of drivers; navigation system devices; route selection; traffic accidents; travel distance; travel time; Automobiles; Cellular phones; Mobile communication; Navigation; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Telecommunication traffic; Vehicle driving; Vehicle dynamics; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1989. Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-9692316-2-8
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1989.98817
