The Rhein-Main Region is the decentralised conurbation around Frankfurt am Main with a huge and modern traffic network. To improve the travellers mobility in this region, the WAYflow project develops a comprehensive mobility and traffic management scheme using new innovative techniques. Important aspects are the co-operation of all responsible traffic authorities and the creation of regional intermodal traffic management strategies. An information pool with multiple agent technology connects the existing decentralised databases of different traffic information suppliers. A so called "MobiChip" works as a user-friendly interface between the user and the mentioned pool of traffic information to ease access to information and to gain individual mobility advice. The project is funded partly by the German Ministry of Research and Education. It started at the end of 1998 and will last 4 years. (A*)
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