Modelling the impact of platooning on motorway capacity

IET Conference Publications

Volumn 2014, Issue CP633, 2014, Pages

  Harwood, N ^a   Reed, N ^a  

^a TR Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; HGV; Modelling; Motorway; Platoon

Indexed keywords

MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

CAPACITY; FOLLOWING VEHICLE; HGV; LEAD VEHICLES; MOTORWAY; PLATOON; ROAD CAPACITY; VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION;

VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84912103363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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