Smart Transportation

Smarter vehicles and highways may be able to do what miles of asphalt can't -- alleviate traffic.

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December 19, 2000, 11:00 AM PST

"Intelligent Transportation Systems, or ITS, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in our surface transportation systems. Although in some ways ITS is nothing more than the natural evolution of venerable transportation technologies such as traffic signals and information displays, the widespread application of this new technology (helped along by government support) has already begun to transform the transportation network. "

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Tuesday, December 19, 2000 in The Brookings Institution

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