TITLE

Saving Lives, Time and Money

AUTHOR(S)
Shackelford, Wayne
PUB. DATE
August 1999
SOURCE
Traffic World;8/30/99, Vol. 259 Issue 9, p20
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on the development of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to help commercial vehicles save lives, time and money in Georgia. Partnership with GeorgiaNet to provide electronic access to public information; Benefits of ITS project to motorists; Features of the ITS system called Navigator.
ACCESSION #
6127124

Tags: COMMERCIAL vehicles;  ELECTRONIC data processing;  AUTOMOBILE drivers

 

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