Technology has driven the mobility needs of people and has been critical in the movement of goods. The newest wave of transportation technologies is the development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems. For the last 15 years, these systems have been promoted by the private industry and the public sector, mainly Departments of Transportation. The academia has also been involved as a developers and evaluators of technologies. However, the progress of ITS implementation has been relatively slow. In this paper, the authors review the progress and provide a sense of future direction. The paper is meant to encourage debate and expresses the opinions of the authors. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211825.
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