Microscopic traffic simulation of automated driving : modeling and evaluation of traffic performance
How to can traffic simulation be used to evaluate the impacts of automated vehicles on traffic performance?
The introduction of automated vehicles will affect the traffic characteristics, causing ripple effects and leading to larger societal implications. The research conducted aims to further develop microscopic traffic simulation as a tool capable of anticipating the potential effects of automated vehicles on transportation systems. The focus is on the study of mixed traffic on motorway environments, where effects caused by interactions between automated and conventional vehicles are expected to first be observed.
To enhance the modeling of mixed traffic, a model for perception is developed to explicitly include perception errors in microscopic driving models.The model for perception enables to make distinctions between human drivers and automated vehicles both in perception capabilities and in driving behavior. Simulation experiments using state of the art tools show that the current state of automated driving systems might reduce road capacity and increase travel times, highlighting the need of adequate policies to mitigate undesired impacts.
The research will be defended Wednesday march 26th 2025 at 9:15am.
For a Zoom link please contact Ivan Postigo ( ivan.postigo@liu.se ).