Transportation And Technology

Increasingly, the art and science of moving people is relying on technology. Advances in transporation are now all about technology innovation.

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May 30, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Th[e] desireto bring enhanced intelligence to transportation systems through information technologiesdrives much of todays research and development in the world of planes, trains and automobiles. Cheaper sensors, faster microprocessors, new generations of wireless communications and ever improving softwarewhether speech recognition for hands-free car phones or complex virtual-traffic models for creating congestion forecastsmake this infotech makeover of transportation feasible; the pressures on existing infrastructure make it necessary."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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