TELEMATICS – FUTURE OF TRAFFIC

The author outlines modern tendencies of using telcommunication and information achievements in the field of traffic. Modern technics improves many aspects of conveying people and goods by various means of transportation. Safety, savings, comfort and efficiency in using automobiles and trains are significantly improved by telematic equipment; this is most clearly expressed in the USA and Western Europe, while Japan is, for now, lagging.

Key words: telematics, traffic systems, ITS, wireless networks, GPS, Wi-Fi