Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies can produce benefits to many groups of Americans. However, significant training and marketing campaigns are needed to be developed to attract older persons, who may not be familiar with available services, identify barriers and gaps in technology and techniques that can provide accessible transportation for the elderly. This paper suggests the current research and development needs to identify functional limitations and special customer needs, suggests improvements to boost this service to this market, and provides effective coordinate with the various agencies required and currently addressing the growing aging transportation needs all over the world.
Samenvatting