Impacts of Information Technology on Personal Travel
and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Research Challenges and Opportunities
by
Thomas F. Golob Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California Irvine, CA 92697
and
Amelia C. Regan Department of Civil and environmental Engineering
and Institute of Transportation Studies University of California
Irvine, CA 92697
WORKING PAPER UCI-ITS-WP-00-06
Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Irvine
Published in Transportation Research, Part C - Emerging Technologies Vol. 9 (April 2001): 87-121
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Impacts of Information Technology on Personal Travel
and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Research Challenges and Opportunities
Thomas F. Golob
Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3600 tgolob@uci.edu
Amelia C. Regan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Irvine acregan@uci.edu
August 1, 2000
Abstract Travel, like many other aspects of daily life is being transformed by the information technology revolution. Accessibility can no longer be measured only in terms of travel time, distance or generalized travel cost. Information technology gives people virtual accessibility to a rapidly growing range of activities. E-commerce has become a catalyst for structural changes in the freight transportation industry and is changing where freight moves, the size of typical shipments and the time within which goods must be delivered. In this paper we explore some of the potential effects of information technology on transportation, both personal and freight. Keywords: Travel demand forecasting, Information technology, Telecommunications, Internet,
Telematics, E-commerce, Activity analysis, Freight transportation, Commercial vehicle operations
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1. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
In this paper we explore some of the potential effects of information technology (IT)1 on transportation, both personal and freight. The Internet and the proliferation of capable and affordable computers...