Traffic guidance system is an important subsystem of ITS, which can lead vehicles to move in road network effectively, reduce driving time, and finally realize that the traffic volume distributes equably in the whole road network.
And then there was Richard Nixon mandating a national 55-mph speed limit to help conserve gas in response to the OPEC oil embargo, which served to make everyone at the timedriving a big V8-powered car grumpy (and subsequently helped reduce traffic fatalities).
Another interesting tidbit in the interview highlights the fact that one of new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's edicts has been to significantly reduce the amount of time between a product's announcement and its release, which might be the driving force behind his decision to push the introduction of Nokia's first MeeGo products into 2011.