Abstract
Purpose This paper analyses travellers’ behaviour with respect to route choice in a context where an Advanced Traveller Information System (ATIS) is in place. ATIS are important applications in the field of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). However, the practical impact of ATIS is still a matter for debate, and identification of expected route choice behaviour under ATIS is one of the main ways to assess their practical importance.
Highlights
The aim of this paper is to ascertain whether and to what extent the way data are collected and used can affect the interpretation of experimental results obtained by stated preference (SP) surveys based on the use of travel simulators and applied through repeated choices
Viti Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Belgium e-mail: francesco.viti@uni.lu route choice in order to assess the effects of information reliability on both route choice and compliance
On the basis of the data collected two different kinds of analyses were made: the first studied the warm-up phase of the experiment in order to determine from which trial of our repeated choice experiment suitable data for our route choice analysis can first be extracted
Summary
The aim of this paper is to ascertain whether and to what extent the way data are collected and used can affect the interpretation of experimental results obtained by stated preference (SP) surveys based on the use of travel simulators and applied through repeated choices. From a commercial point of view, traffic information is a valuable content for modern applications in the field of telecommunications. Some studies have shown that travellers exhibit a considerable willingness to pay for reliable advanced traffic information [27]. ATIS are intrinsically integrated with advanced communication platforms and devices, and aim to enhance (or integrate) the information level on network conditions that most travellers already have from their own traffic estimation process (experience). Information contents are gathered, elaborated and delivered by traffic control centres which are able to increase the reliability and effectiveness of (real-time) monitored traffic data
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