Patent ID: 6708085
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
A traffic control system comprising:a traffic data storage for collecting and storing traffic data in real time; a probe car control apparatus for controlling behavior of cars, comprising: a road map database; a car group control strategy input section for inputting a control strategy concerning behavior of a probe car or a car group strategy concerning behavior of a car group having a probe car at the head thereof, based on a road map database or traffic data collected in real time; a car group control strategy evaluating and determining section for evaluating propriety of the strategy and determining a proper strategy; and a car group control strategy transmission section for transmitting probe car control instructions of the proper strategy to the probe car; and a radio communication section serving as intermediation means for coupling an in-vehicle terminal, the probe car control apparatus, and the traffic data storage, or an intersection signal by using radio communication, wherein a car group having a probe car at the head thereof or a whole traffic flow including the car group is controlled by controlling a probe car having the in-vehicle terminal.