Sowing the seeds for rural Intelligent Vehicle Highway System IVHS in Minnesota.

In parallel with the formation of IVHS America's ARTS Committee, Minnesota Guidestar's rural IVHS Program is the first initiative to establish needs of the rural highway traveler and identify technologies to address these needs. As a result of the Minnesota Guidestar Rural IVHS Scoping Study, several rural initiatives have been proposed not only for inclusion in the 1995 Minnesota Guidestar Program Plan, but as possible future Federal operational Field Tests. This paper presents the results of the Scoping Study and its significance, both locally and on a national level. (A)