Traffic capacity implications of automated vehicles mixed with regular vehicles

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 244-262

  Olia, Arash ^a   Razavi, Saiedeh ^a   Abdulhai, Baher ^b   Abdelgawad, Hossam ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

automated highway system; automated lane changing; automated vehicles; Connected Vehicles; highway capacity; micro simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; FLEET OPERATIONS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; VEHICLES;

AUTOMATED VEHICLES; CONNECTED VEHICLES; HIGHWAY CAPACITY; LANE CHANGING; MICROSIMULATION;

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; MARKET CONDITIONS; SIMULATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

EID: 85037658359     PISSN: 15472450     EISSN: 15472442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2017.1404680     Document Type: Article

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