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A Hierarchical Model-Based Optimization Control Approach for Cooperative Merging by Connected Automated Vehicles

Chen, N. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Alkim, Tom (author), Wang, M. (author)

Gap selection and dynamic speed profiles of interacting vehicles at on-ramps affect the safety and efficiency of highway merging sections. This paper puts forward a hierarchical control approach for Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) to achieve efficient and safe merging operations. A tactical layer controller employs a second-order car...

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Relocating shared automated vehicles under parking constraints: assessing the impact of different strategies for on-street parking

Winter, M.K.E. (author), Cats, O. (author), Martens, Karel (author), van Arem, B. (author)

With shared mobility services becoming increasingly popular and vehicle automation technology advancing fast, there is an increasing interest in analysing the impacts of large-scale deployment of shared automated vehicles. In this study, a large fleet of shared automated vehicles providing private rides to passengers is introduced to an agent...

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Design and operation of dedicated lanes for connected and automated vehicles on motorways: A conceptual framework and research agenda

Razmi Rad, S. (author), Farah, H. (author), Taale, Henk (author), van Arem, B. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)

Dedicated Lanes (DLs) have been proposed as a potential scenario for the deployment of Automated and/or Connected Vehicles (C/AVs) on the road network. However, evidence-based knowledge regarding the impacts of different design configurations, utilization policies, and the design of their access/egress on traffic safety and efficiency is...

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From home delivery to parcel lockers: A case study in Amsterdam

van Duin, Ron (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), van Arem, B. (author), van Amstel, Y.A. (author)

E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation is necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered with large delivery vans which will usually deliver single parcels to doorsteps of their customers. This so called 'last mile delivery'...

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Identifying user classes for shared and automated mobility services

Winter, M.K.E. (author), Cats, O. (author), Martens, Karel (author), van Arem, B. (author)

New forms of shared mobility such as free-floating car-sharing services and shared automated vehicles have the potential to change urban travel behaviour. In this paper, we identify potential user classes for these new modes. For this, a stated choice experiment on mode choice among a sample of the Dutch urban population has been conducted,...

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Interrelationships among predictors of automated vehicle acceptance: a structural equation modelling approach

Nordhoff, S. (author), Madigan, Ruth (author), van Arem, B. (author), Merat, Natasha (author), Happee, R. (author)

The study investigated the interrelationships between the UTAUT2 (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) constructs predicting intentions to use driverless automated shuttles. Survey data was gathered from individuals physically experiencing an automated shuttle in a mixed traffic environment on public roads in Trikala (Greece)...

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Multi-lane Traffic Flow Model: Speed Versus Density Difference as Lane Change Incentive and Effect of Lateral Flow Transfer on Traffic Flow Variables

Nagalur Subraveti, H.H.S. (author), Knoop, V.L. (author), van Arem, B. (author)

For better and more efficient motorway traffic control strategies on a lane level, accurate modelling and prediction of traffic conditions is essential. Existing real-time traffic state estimation methods aggregate traffic across lanes. Hence, there is a need for lane-specific traffic flow models. The majority of the existing macroscopic lane...

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Comparative Safety Assessment of Automated Driving Strategies at Highway Merges in Mixed Traffic

Mullakkal-Babu, F.A. (author), Wang, M. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Happee, R. (author)

We present a simulation-based approach to assess the safety impacts of vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in mixed traffic with Human-driven Vehicles (HV). Specifically, we compare two generic longitudinal strategies of ADS to handle a cut-in: Reactive ADS acting only when the cut-in vehicle crosses the target lane boundary,...

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Adoption of Shared Automated Vehicles as Access and Egress Mode of Public Transport: A Research Agenda

Zubin, I. (author), van Oort, N. (author), van Binsbergen, A.J. (author), van Arem, B. (author)

Shared Automated Vehicles (SAVs) are a new road-based means of transport, usually small in size and capacity, with a relatively low operating speed and no (regular) possibility for the user to engage in any of the driving tasks. Past research focused on the implication of fully Automated Vehicles (AVs) in the transport sector, especially...

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Optimization of Traffic Efficiency at On-ramps with Connected Automated Vehicles

Chen, N. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Wang, M. (author)

This paper aims to optimize on-ramp merging processes for connected automated vehicles by utilizing an existing hierarchical control architecture including a decision-maker and an operational controller. The decision-maker employs surrogate linear models to predict future vehicular acceleration analytically and computes a merging sequence to...

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Introduction

Qu, Xiaobo (author), van Arem, B. (author), Ukkusuri, Satish V. (author)

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A generic multi-level framework for microscopic traffic simulation with automated vehicles in mixed traffic

Calvert, S.C. (author), van Arem, B. (author), van Lint, J.W.C. (author)

With an increasing number of automated vehicles (AV) appearing on roads and interacting with conventional traffic, there is a need for improved simulation approaches to replicate and forecast the resulting effects. Interactions between AVs and their drivers, and interaction with other human drivers involve new types of complex behavioural...

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AMSense: How Mobile Sensing Platforms Capture Pedestrian/Cyclist Spatiotemporal Properties in Cities

Vial, A.A. (author), Daamen, W. (author), Ding, Aaron Yi (author), van Arem, B. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)

We present a design for a novel mobile sensing system (AMSense) that uses vehicles as mobile sensing nodes in a network to capture spatiotemporal properties of pedestrians and cyclists (active modes) in urban environments. In this dynamic, multi-sensor approach, real-time data, algorithms, and models are fused to estimate presence, positions and...

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35 years of excellence in computational methods for transportation science and technology

van Arem, B. (author)

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Improving Traffic Flow Efficiency at Motorway Lane Drops by Influencing Lateral Flows

Nagalur Subraveti, H.H.S. (author), Knoop, V.L. (author), van Arem, B. (author)

Lane drops are a common bottleneck source on motorway networks. Congestion sets in upstream of a lane drop as a result of the lane changing activity of merging vehicles. This causes the queue discharge rate at the bottleneck to decrease and drop below the capacity, leading to capacity drop and further congestion. The objective of this study is...

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Spatial impact of automated driving in urban areas

Legêne, Martijn F. (author), Auping, Willem L. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), van Arem, B. (author)

Urban form develops in close feedback with different modes of transportation. The introduction and adoption of automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to have an impact on the development of cities as well, as the use of AVs may, for example, lead to more efficient road use and less need for parking spaces. In order to study those impacts, we...

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Probabilistic field approach for motorway driving risk assessment

Mullakkal-Babu, F.A. (author), Wang, M. (author), He, X. (author), van Arem, B. (author), Happee, R. (author)

We present an approach to assess the risk taken by on-road vehicles within the framework of artificial field theory, envisioned for safety analysis and design of driving support/automation applications. Here, any obstacle (neighboring entity on the road) to the subject vehicle is treated as a finite scalar risk field that is formulated in the...

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Analysis of the effect of charging needs on battery electric vehicle drivers’ route choice behaviour: A case study in the Netherlands

Ashkrof, P. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), van Arem, B. (author)

Electric travelling appears to dominate the transport sector in the near future due to the needed transition from internal combustion vehicles (ICV) towards Electric Vehicles (EV) to tackle urban pollution. Given this trend, investigation of the EV drivers’ travel behaviour is of great importance to stakeholders including planners and...

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Operationalizing an indicator of sufficient accessibility – a case study for the city of Rotterdam

van der Veen, Anne S. (author), Annema, J.A. (author), Martens, Karel (author), van Arem, B. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author)

Equity considerations in transportation planning literature have received increasingly more attention in the previous decades. While there have been theoretical suggestions to base transportation planning methods on the philosophical principle of “sufficientarianism” (whereby everyone is entitled to a minimum level of a good or service), the...

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Operational Design Domain Requirements for Improved Performance of Lane Assistance Systems: A Field Test Study in The Netherlands

Reddy, N. (author), Farah, H. (author), Huang, Yilin (author), Dekker, Thijs (author), van Arem, B. (author)

There is a pressing need for road authorities to take a proactive role in the deployment of automated vehicles on the existing road network. This requires a comprehensive understanding of the driving environment characteristics that affect the performance of automated vehicles. In this context, a field test with Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and...

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