Travtek Evaluation Modeling Study PDF Download

This report first presents an evaluation of the Rental and Local User studies associated with the TravTek advanced traveler information and traffic management system (ATIS/ATMS) project. The focus of the evaluation studies was to obtain data on user perception and performance related to use of the system components in the TravTek vehicles. The vehicles were equipped with route planning, route guidance, traveler information, moving maps and turn-by-turn guidance displays. Evaluation data used the following measures: perceptions of utility, ease of use, safety, driver workload, frequency of system use, and estimates of willingness-to-pay. Results are reported.