Transportation

UndersTandIng InTellIgenT TransporTaTIon sysTems
Given the wide range of intelligent transportation sys- tems, it is useful to organize discussion of ITS applica- tions through a taxonomy that arranges them by their primary functional intent (with the acknowledgment that many ITS applications can serve multiple func- tions or purposes). While this list is not inclusive of all possible ITS applications, it includes the most promi- nent ones, which are the focus of this report (see Table 1). ITS applications can be grouped within five pri- mary categories: Advanced Traveler Information Sys-