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Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering, held in Newport Beach, California, April 26-29, 1998.

This collection contains 46 papers that give a rewarding insight into recent developments and the continuing applications of advanced technologies. Transportation engineering is a field that is changing profoundly as new information technologies and advanced materials are introduced to vehicles, infrastructure, and management processes.

Topics include:

• decision support systems for real-time traffic control systems;
• new technologies for detecting and reacting to roadway accidents or other incidents;
• automation of vehicles;
• new technologies for sensing traffic system performance and identifying vehicles;
• new techniques for traffic prediction that can support real time control and pricing strategies; and
• applications of geographic information systems.