Real options to increase the value of intelligent transportation systems

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2086, 2008, Pages 40-47

  De Neufville, Richard ^a   Hodota, Kenichi ^b   Sussman, Joseph ^a   Scholtes, Stefan ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CASE-STUDIES; CRASH AVOIDANCE; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; EXPECTED VALUES; INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; REAL OPTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 63849116490     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2086-05     Document Type: Article

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