Provision of traffic information is one of the earliest applications of ITS. A number of systems and denomstration projects have been proposed and demonstraded (e.g. TRAVTEK, ADVANDE, AUTOGUITE, ALISCOUT, VICS, EASYWAY, WISETRIP, IN-TIME, MOBITRANS, etc).
Important topics related to these systems that will be covered through presentations, reviews, guest lecturers, and group work include:
- Introduction to traveler information systems, history and current status
- Models and algorithms for generation of reliable traffic information
- Data Collection Technologies
- Information dissemination technologies
- Detailed review of systems and their principles
- User acceptance and related issues
- Business models and implementation
- Trends and future directions in traveler information systems