Federal Effort to Create "Next Generation" Intelligent Transportation System Means GPS tracking and Toll Roads for Everyone

Technology and Funds to Drive "Smart Highways"

Increased spending on emerging technologies that allow for the efficient and safe movement of traffic on our nation's highways, combined with a concerted federal effort to create the next generation intelligent transportation system, are expected to boost state & local spending for transportation IT systems from $1.8 billion in FY 2005 to $2.5 billion in FY 2009, according to a report released by INPUT, the leading provider of government market intelligence. Increased transportation technology investment will center on Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), the technology expected to support applications for "smart" highway initiatives such as real-time traffic and weather updates to motorists, comprehensive automobile tracking, and universal electronic toll collection.

Used today primarily for automated toll collection, DSRC is a combination of wireless and radio frequency identification technologies, used to support a wide range of roadside-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-vehicle public safety applications, according to INPUT.

http://www.infowars.com/print/bb/smart_highways.htm


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Top Stories - October 8th, 2004