Innovative Technologies in Transportation

Details

• Creators:
  Bowers, Kim ; Murlidharan, Manoj ; Oza, Parind ; Piligadda, Shyam ; Rao, Aarati ; Rathod, Yatinkumar K. ; Singh, Gaurav ; Tarikere, Amarnath ; Takkar, Jignehs ; Govind, Shekhar
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Arlington. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Forecasting
  • Fuel cells
  • Future
  • Infrastructure
  • Intercity transportation
  • Magnetic levitation
  • Surveys
  • Technological innovations
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWAlTX-05/0-4219-1;Report No. 0-4219-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01656459
• Edition:
  Technical Report, August 2002
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  An historical overview of the transportation infrastructure of the United States and Texas is provided. Data for trends in transportation is analyzed and projections for the future are postulated. A survey of current technologies in transportation is conducted. A detailed report on Fuel Cells and Maglev systems, the two most promising technologies in transportation is provided. The report concludes with recommendations and conclusions regarding the future of intercity and intracity transportation in Texas.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-4219
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34657/dot_34657_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.74 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bbad958ca30d0a1bd14a27a4c7a7b92786609b1bd0a22878d3f6a6c8a97b8ff3