The objective of this study is to evaluate alternative frameworks for Computer Integrated Transportation (CIT) from an institutional perspective. This was accomplished through site visits and interviews at existing Transportation Management Centers (TMCs), along with focus group sessions in...

Intermodal transportation entails the coordinated movement of different types of transportation (rail, truck, automobile, etc.) to serve the needs of travelers and shippers. The purpose of this report is to provide a vision for systems to coordinate intermodal operations in California in the...

This report describes possible objectives for a Field Operational Test (FOT), to be conducted following the completion of the National Automated Highway System Consortium (NAHSC) mission in 2002. At that time, it is anticipated that there will be one or more FOTs in which ordinary drivers will...

In this report, the authors present a modified safe join trajectory for the regulation layer maneuvers of the hierarchical PATH Automated Highway System (AHS) architecture. This new design presents a more conservative behavior for the controlled platoon in a maneuver. The new trajectory reduces...

The Southern California Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Priority Corridor (Priority Corridor) represented a unique opportunity for the region. During the course of this federally sponsored six-year program, the region was able to develop a set of cooperative plans and actions that...

The Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project addresses the transportation-related problems of freeway congestion, air pollution, and dependence on fossil fuels in southern California. This report presents a documentation of the basis for the impacts...

This report presents a summary of California PATH Advanced Traffic Management and Traffic Information Systems (ATMIS) and Systems research for FY 1997-1998. For each project, a brief description is given of the objectives, status outline, and principal results. The report is organized into the...

This report presents the third, and final, phase of the Highway Electrification and Automation Technologies Regional Impacts Analysis Project (HE&A). The focus of Phase III report is the assessment of regional impacts associated with application of roadway electrification, and automation...