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Transport visions: vehicles and infrastructure
Full text linkThis is the fourth in a series of reports to be produced by the Transport Visions Network. The Network is a novel venture to project the views of young professionals into the debate concerning the future of transport and its role in society. It is comprised of individuals who are aged 35 or under from universities, consultancies and public authorities both in the UK and overseas.This report examines how vehicles and infrastructure might be used to develop the UK’s surface transport networks of the future. In doing so, it has attempted to highlight the balance between maintaining existing systems and making the best use of technological advances to develop new vehicles and new systems. Technological advances offer the opportunity to increase the capacity that any system of infrastructure can provide. Preferably technology should be harnessed to develop systems that increase the number of people per hour that we move rather than the number of vehicles per hour. Measures such as dedicated lanes and intelligent charging can facilitate this. Similarly, greater support for car sharing and innovative forms of shared vehicle ownership could help achieve such aims. The improvements in throughput in people per hour achieved through these measures may also deliver vastly enhanced energy efficiency per kilometre moved
Society and Lifestyles
No full textThis report on ‘Society and Lifestyles’ recognises that changes in the fabric of society and its set values can have a profound impact on travel demand and transport. Transport professionals must be mindful of the outward integration of transport with employment, business practices, standard of living, households, education, social values etc. as well as integration within transport. The report seeks to raise awareness regarding the diversity of factors that will directly or indirectly influence future travel demand
Vehicle positioning for improving road safety
No full textVehicle positioning is a key requirement for many safety applications. Active safety systems require precise vehicle positioning in order to assess the safety threats accurately, especially for those systems which are developed for warning/intervention in safety critical situations. When warning drivers of a local hazard (e.g. an accident site), accurate vehicle location information is important for warning the right driver groups at the right time. Global positioning system and digital maps have become major tools for vehicle positioning providing not only vehicle location information but also geometry preview of the road being used. Advances in wireless communication have made it possible for a vehicle to share its location information with other vehicles and traffic operation centres which greatly increases the opportunities to apply vehicle positioning technologies for improving road safety. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of vehicle positioning requirements for safety applications and vehicle positioning technologies. The paper also examines key issues relating to current and potential future applications of vehicle positioning technologies for improving road safety
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