Citation

Dimitrakopoulous G, Demestichas P. IEEE Veh. Tech. Mag. 2010; 5(1): 77-84.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.)

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Abstract

The ever-increasing need for mobility has overflooded major cities with vehicles, resulting in growing traffic congestion, accompanied by unpredicted emergencies and accidents. These facts reveal important inefficiencies related to transportation, which call for the development of systems for more efficient and safer mobility. A way to pursue this is to apply the recent findings in the area of communications to the field of transportation management. This article aims to introduce novel functionality for providing knowledge to vehicles, thus jointly managing traffic and safety. An overview of the wireless world is first provided, focusing on cognitive systems and wireless sensor networks. The next section presents the proposed management functionality in detail, while the last section offers concluding remarks and provides the outlook for future research.