Real-Time Traffic Information for Dynamic Route Guidance

The phrase "Dynamic Route Guidance'' has different meanings to different people. This paper discusses various functionalities that can be classified as Traffic-Dependent Route Guidance, their advantages and disadvantages to travelers, their benefits and risks to product providers, their real-time information requirements, and the availability and/or unavailability of such real-time information now and in the future. The paper also discusses the need to evaluate various Dynamic Route Guidance functionalities under actual driving conditions by a variety of drivers in order to understand driver needs and preferences, and in order to assess product risks and liabilities.