RESEARCH ARTICLE
Intelligent Transportation Systems along with the COVID-19 Pandemic will Significantly Change the Transportation Market
Yair Wiseman1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2021Volume: 15
First Page: 11
Last Page: 15
Publisher ID: TOTJ-15-11
DOI: 10.2174/1874447802115010011
Article History:
Received Date: 08/11/2020Revision Received Date: 15/12/2020
Acceptance Date: 01/2/2021
Electronic publication date: 17/03/2021
Collection year: 2021

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Abstract
Background:
Reducing human presence in vehicles and transportation infrastructure is a common concept of Intelligent Transportation Systems and COVID-19 guidelines. However, the motivation for the reduced human presence is different. Intelligent Transportation Systems aim to improve transportation services with innovative technologies that can replace human handling and supervision. In contrast, COVID-19 guidelines aim to make the transportation means less busy, because a busy bus or a busy train means more opportunities for potential infection of passengers.
Objective:
The study aims to explain how the transportation market will be changed and why these changes are going to take place.
Methods:
The paper analyzes the current situation with its pros and cons and evaluates the ways in which the Intelligent Transportation Systems and the COVID-19 pandemic will affect this situation. A case study is also considered.
Results:
Intelligent Transportation Systems and the COVID-19 pandemic are two major factors in the transportation market that will significantly change the transportation means we know.
Conclusion:
It seems that the influence of the intense Intelligent Transportation Systems development and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is still underestimated by many governments; hence they continue to invest in traditional transportation instead of moving forward for a new generation of transportation.