Surface transportation : the Department of Transportation proposes significant changes to its automated highway system program [memorandum]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automated highway systems
  • Impacts
  • Transportation planning
  • Budget
  • Funding
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO/T-RCED-97-86
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  This report responds to a request for information on the current goals and future direction of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Automated Highway System program. This program seeks to increase the capacity of the nation’s highways and to improve safety by automating many driving tasks and enhancing drivers’ ability to avoid accidents. An automated highway system includes a spectrum of technologies, ranging from intelligent vehicles that can notify drivers of unsafe situations to technologies that assume full control of driving tasks. This report provides information on (1) the potential benefits and drawbacks of implementing a fully automated highway system and (2) DOT’s proposed changes to the Automated Highway System program and the ; implications of these changes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2482/dot_2482_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 61.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3676eee7c14c79c98b1a581d3ede859bdb3e2daee43e9e7dbab71af20ca4c37fd197cef2d1fd0a59d9027c12bd64b5cb5cc40e85407b6837a27a88983c127622