Title :
PATH Innovative Research on ITS Technologies and Methodologies for Multimodal Transportation Solutions
Author :
Zhang, Wei-Bin ; Shladover, Steven E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Transp. Studies, California Univ., Richmond, CA
Abstract :
Not long after the California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) program was established, the program founders determined that a sustainable transportation system should embrace multimodal applications of ITS technologies. The PATH transit research program, benefiting from PATH´S heritage of leading research on ITS and advanced vehicle control and safety systems, investigates a wide range of advanced technologies and methodologies for improving public transportation systems. This paper provides an overview of the PATH transit research program through example projects showing the depth and breath of the program and the contributions PATH research has made to advancing state of the art transit technologies
Keywords :
automated highways; road safety; road traffic; road vehicles; California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways; ITS methodology; ITS technology; PATH transit research program; advanced transit technology; bus rapid transit; electronic guidance; intelligent transportation system; multimodal transportation; public transportation system; safety system; sustainable transportation system; vehicle control; Automated highways; Automatic control; Control systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Rail transportation; Research and development; Road safety; Road transportation; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, 2006. ITSC '06. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0093-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0094-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2006.1706713
