Implementing technology to improve public highway performance: A leapfrog technology from the private sector is going to be necessary

Economics of Transportation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-165

  Winston, Clifford ^a   Mannering, Fred ^b  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driverless cars; Highways; Optimal pricing and investment; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027955813     PISSN: 22120122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecotra.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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