The System Of Cellular RAdio for Traffic Efficiency and Safety SOCRATES projects : an overview of progress in the Advanced Transport Telematics ATT programme.

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Catling, I. Harris, R. Zijderhand, F. Robinson, P. Biding, T. & Riegelhuth, G.
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Abstract

SOCRATES stands for "system of cellular radio for traffic efficiency and safety". The paper assesses the status of the development of SOCRATES systems in Europe, providing an update on what many consider to be the technology with the greatest potential for successfully achieving the realisation of an integrated road transport environment (IRTE). Using SOCRATES, computers in vehicles receive detailed up-to-the-minute information about traffic conditions. Drivers receive guidance on the best routes and relevant information to help them complete their journeys. SOCRATES services will integrate with public transport and parking information in order to help to use the complete transport infrastructure most efficiently. Other services available using SOCRATES will include an emergency call facility and fleet management applications. The trials described include: a) RHAPIT; b) APPLE; and c) TANGO (traffic information and navigation for Gothenburg). (a)

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C 10190 (In: C 9906 e [electronic version only]) /70 /73 / IRRD 868900
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In: "Towards an intelligent transport system" : proceedings of the first world congress on applications of transport telematics and Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems IVHS, Palais de Congrès de Paris, France, 30 November - 3 December 1994, Volume 5, p. 2273-2280

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