Cost effectiveness of automated highway systems: A case study in engineering economic analysis of a new technology

Engineering Economist

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-343

  Hall, Bandolph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATES;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 0030154180     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137919608967499     Document Type: Article

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