National Automated Highway System Research Program: A Review

National Automated Highway System Research Program: A Review
Author: Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1998-06-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780309064521
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Assesses the appropriateness of the original vision and mission of the National Automated Highway System Research Program, the National Automated Highway System Consortium's (NAHSC's) results and the effectiveness of the approach taken by NAHSC in carrying out its charge, and the role of the consortium in future research on intelligent vehicles.

Robotics Research

Robotics Research
Author: Yoshiaki Shirai
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447115805
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The Eighth International Symposium of Robotics Research was held in Kanagawa, Japan, on October 4-7 1997; Robotics Research presents the findings of this symposium. The papers, written by international specialists in the field, cover the many topics concerning advanced robotics today, ranging from practical system design to theoretical reasoning and planning. They assess the state of the field and discuss all the current and emerging trends dealing with, amongst many other topics, mobile robotics, manufacturing, learning from humans, autonomous land vehicles, humanoid robots, future robots, and new components. The reader will share with the attendees the meaningful steps forward in building the emerging body of concepts, methods, scientific and technical knowledge that shape modern day robotics.

Autonorama

Autonorama
Author: Peter Norton
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2021-10-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1642832405
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In Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving, historian Peter Norton argues that driverless cars cannot be the safe, sustainable, and inclusive "mobility solutions" that tech companies and automakers are promising us. The salesmanship behind the "driverless future" is distracting us from better ways to get around that we can implement now. Unlike autonomous vehicles, these alternatives are inexpensive, safe, sustainable, and inclusive. Norton takes the reader on an engaging ride--from the GM Futurama exhibit to "smart" highways and vehicles--to show how we are once again being sold car dependency in the guise of mobility. Autonorama is hopeful, advocating for wise, proven, humane mobility that we can invest in now, without waiting for technology that is forever just out of reach.

Navigation and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Navigation and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Author: Ronald K Jurgen
Publisher: SAE International
Total Pages: 354
Release: 1998-09-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0768002648
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Navigation and Intelligent Transportation Systems contains 40 papers covering the technical and functional aspects of these systems including: 3D mapping, route guidance, cellular phone access, electronic compasses, and the history and future of navigation systems. The book also covers the important role of navigation in Intelligent Transportation Systems concerned with traffic management, traveler information, vehicle control systems, commercial vehicle operations, and public and rural transportation systems. The book concludes with a chapter on the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, a joint program between the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration.