Beschreibung:
This essay was supported by a research grant from the DATAR (the French national agency for regional development) who fixed its main aim as that of feeding discussion of the future of motorway and road systems with particular reference to the innovations which are expected in the telecommunications field. The first part is devoted to a panoramic view of professional thinking about the motor car and its infrastructure between the years 2000 and 2020. The second part provides a brief "state of the art" of current telecommunications oriented road research. The third part presents three opposable scenarios based upon options for road pricing and traffic information. In the fourth, final part, we sketch some consequences of long range probable change in road supply for urban and regional "master" planning.