The electronic highway
- 1 July 1969
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Spectrum
- Vol. 6 (7) , 60-66
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.1969.5213898
Abstract
Although high-speed, electrically powered surface and subsurface transportation will help to alleviate future traffic congestion in some localities, a majority of the public will probably continue to prefer the mobility, privacy, and freedom afforded by the automobile. Therefore, some form of automation for individual vehicles appears to be desirable-in fact, necessary- if complete highway chaos is to be avoided. The approach described in this article involves the concept of a dual-mode system, whereby the vehicle (which must be specially equipped) is manually controlled on nonautomated roads and automatically controlled on automated ones.Keywords
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