The Rhine corridor project is a pilot for testing RDS-TMC as a means for radio traffic information and as a tool for dynamic traffic management. The pilot will be executed with about 280 heavy goods vehicles and about 420 business cars, all fitted with a RDS-TMC receiver. Actual testing will start May 1993 and evaluation and assessment will continue until the end of 1994. Important results are expected regarding the acceptance by public and authorities of RDS-TMC and the usability of RDS-TMC receivers. The results will be used to access the viability of wide spread implementation of RDS-TMC. Specific recommendations will relate to the ALERT C protocol, the user interface and functionality of TMC receivers, to the location data base, to multilingual and cross-border aspects and to the (cross-border) traffic message generation and management. Close cooperation with other TMC pilots is realised in order to standardise various techniques and systems. In particular the German BEVEI project and the West Sweden Test Site are mentioned here. The paper describes major characteristics of the Rhine corridor project. The objectives and methods for the evaluation of the project are outlined.
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