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Submitted by Rodrigo Bezerra da Silva (bezerra_digo@hotmail.com) on 2016-10-31T12:54:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Texto_do_trabalho_3110 versão final.pdf: 3199820 bytes, checksum: 8f2b8ba6ec336d4337daeee2d95a6d88 (MD5) / Rejected by Fabiana da Silva Segura (fabiana.segura@fgv.br), reason: Boa Tarde, Rodrigo O Titulo do trabalho submetido não é o mesmo do aprovado em ATA, caso tenho sido solicitado alteração a orientadora do grupo deverá encaminhar e-mail informando novo titulo e posteriormente também deverá comparecer na secretaria para anotação do titulo em alta. A ficha catalográfica deve vir na pagina seguinte da contra capa. Peço proceder com as alterações e fazer nova submissão, lembrando que só poderá submeter após e-mail da orientadora informando o novo titulo. 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No. of bitstreams: 1 ESTRUTURAÇÃO DE LIVING LABS E SUA GOVERNANÇA POR TEMAS DA CIDADE INTELIGENTE O CASO DA LINHA VERDE EM CURITIBA.pdf: 3309943 bytes, checksum: d6be3ce9b19ddf6ae3f8414772762515 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-10-06 / The purpose of this work is to elaborate a proposal of Living Labs organization on the region known as 'Linha Verde' urban zone of road BR 116, that crosses Curitiba and became the sixth structuring axis of the city. As an old road, it provides low added-value services and has social demands pending of solution, as the same time as it is passing by an urban requalification process aiming the change in this scenario. It is believed that, by transforming this route in a sustainable innovation center, the attractiveness of this zone will be increased, bringing in companies and services intensive in technology and of higher complexity. To accomplish the change in 'Linha Verde' in aaccordance with the Reference Term presented by the City Hall of Curitiba to Fundação Getulio Vargas, a study on Living Labs was conducted – real life experimentation labs that target the creation of innovative products and services through public-private-personal partnerships. The research methods applied in the formulation of the present thesis proposal were national and international experience collection through literature revision, semi-structured interviews with key players of 'Linha Verde' project material analysis and field visits. The Strategic Situational Planning was used to realize scenario diagnosis and proposals to the solution of the case. The proposal developed in the work consists of mapping potential Living Labs for 'Linha Verde' detaling important aspects apprehended in bibliographical review (coordination, participation and network formation and implementation method). It was made the option of suggesting them according to the six interest areas of a smart city (smart environment, smart mobility, smart living, smart people, smart economy and smart governance) given the fact that Curitiba already adopts this concept. In addition to that, the creation of a structure of governance and innovative ideas capitation was suggested, based on researched international experiences. Possible externalities that the Living Labs may bring to the city are also presented. Lastly, the steps of the proposal implemetation are presented. The initiatives presented here can contribute to make the 'Linha Verde' a social and economic development area serving as a laboratory of innovative urban solutions. / O objetivo desse trabalho consiste na elaboração de proposta para estruturação de Living Labs na região da Linha Verde, trecho urbano da BR 116, que cruza Curitiba, e que se tornou o sexto eixo estruturante da cidade. Por ser antiga rodovia, apresenta serviços de baixo valor agregado, com demandas sociais a serem resolvidas, e passa por um processo de requalificação urbana, visando mudar esse cenário. Acredita-se que transformar essa via num centro de inovações urbanas sustentáveis aumentará a atratividade da região, trazendo empresas e serviços intensivos em tecnologia e de maior complexidade. Para realizar essa mudança na Linha Verde, atendendo ao Termo de Referência apresentado à Fundação Getulio Vargas pela Prefeitura de Curitiba, realizou-se estudo de Living Labs – laboratórios de experimentação na vida real, cujo objetivo é criar produtos e serviços inovadores por meio de parcerias público-privada-pessoais. Os métodos de pesquisa utilizados para formulação da proposta dessa dissertação foram: revisão de literatura com levantamento de experiências nacionais e internacionais, entrevistas semiestruturadas com atores do projeto da Linha Verde, análise de materiais e visitas de campo. Utilizou-se o Planejamento Estratégico Situacional para diagnóstico do cenário e proposição das soluções para o caso. A proposta elaborada no trabalho consiste no mapeamento de potenciais Living Labs para a Linha Verde, com detalhamento de aspectos importantes identificados na revisão bibliográfica (coordenação, participação, formação da rede e método de implementação). Optou-se por sugeri-los de acordo com as seis áreas de interesse de uma cidade inteligente (smart environment, smart mobility, smart living, smart people, smart economy e smart governance), visto que Curitiba já adota esse conceito. Adicionalmente, sugeriu-se a criação de estrutura de governança e de captação de ideias inovadoras, baseadas em experiências internacionais pesquisadas. Apresentam-se também possíveis externalidades que os Living Labs podem trazer à cidade. Por fim, apresentam-se as etapas de implantação da proposta. As iniciativas aqui propostas podem contribuir para tornar a Linha Verde uma área de desenvolvimento econômico e social, servindo como um laboratório de soluções urbanas inovadoras.

Submitted by Mariana Brandão (marianabrandao@globo.com) on 2017-12-04T15:25:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017.Mariana Brandao Cavalheiro_Tese.pdf: 79871762 bytes, checksum: a853438e2692cc3ee64c7fb1f7686206 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2017-12-04T15:57:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2017.Mariana Brandao Cavalheiro_Tese.pdf: 79871762 bytes, checksum: a853438e2692cc3ee64c7fb1f7686206 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-08T18:41:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017.Mariana Brandao Cavalheiro_Tese.pdf: 79871762 bytes, checksum: a853438e2692cc3ee64c7fb1f7686206 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-18 / O rápido aumento da população urbana apresenta novos desafios para a administração de cidades em todo o mundo. No entanto, com a adoção generalizada de tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC), um número crescente de iniciativas estão sendo implementadas para aliviar essa tensão ao tentar transformar os centros urbanos em cidades inteligentes. Paralelamente ao conceito de cidades inteligentes, uma variação específica deste conceito emergiu no setor de turismo, cunhado na ideia de destinos turísticos inteligentes (DTI). Com base na experiência de Armação dos Búzios (RJ, Brasil), esta pesquisa explora algumas questões cruciais ao processo de transformação de um destino turístico em inteligente. De fato, os principais destinos turísticos estão implementando cada vez mais as TIC para enriquecer as experiências dos turistas e, como resultado, melhorar a competitividade do destino. Apesar do crescente número de iniciativas de DTI em diferentes países, a literatura existente permanece incipiente sobre esse fenômeno crescente. Assim, o primeiro artigo desta tese propõe um modelo teórico – o Smart Destinantion Development Model - visando indicar um caminho estratégico que um destino turístico deveria seguir para se tornar inteligente. Ao discutir a ideia de DTI, argumentamos que, além de aumentar a competitividade do destino, um projeto de DTI deve basear-se em um paradigma sustentável para criar valor público para a comunidade local. O segundo trabalho, desenvolvido sob a perspectiva da teoria Ator-Rede, está focado em investigar o processo de implementação do projeto de cidade inteligente de Armação dos Búzios, denominado Cidade Inteligente Búzios (CIB). Além disso, essa pesquisa também tentou entender o papel do contexto na implementação de um projeto de cidade inteligente. Nossas descobertas revelam que o projeto da cidade inteligente estudado foi principalmente motivado pela regulação pública e decisões, que caracterizamos como de cima para baixo, praticadas através das interações de seus participantes Após reconhecer o papel dos atores envolvidos no projeto CIB, bem como suas motivações, o terceiro artigo analisou o mesmo projeto usando o modelo SDDM. Desta forma, o artigo III visa investigar se, no processo de implementação do projeto da cidade inteligente, Armação dos Búzios também buscou se tornar um DTI. Nossos resultados mostraram que, apesar das oportunidades que surgiram com a infraestrutura tecnológica trazida pelo projeto da cidade inteligente, o setor de turismo de Armação dos Búzios não conseguiu se tornar mais eficiente. Assim, o último artigo provou que as TIC não irão atuar por si só para melhorar a experiência dos turistas. Na verdade, há uma cadeia de valor turístico muito complexa que precisa ser organizada e envolvida com uma visão estratégica comum, antes que a tecnologia se torne útil para aumentar a competitividade do destino turístico. / The rapid increase in urban population poses significant challenges to the administration of cities throughout the world. However, with the widespread adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT), a growing number of initiatives are being implemented to alleviate such strain by attempting to transform urban centers into Smart Cities. Parallel to the concept of Smart City, a specific variation of this concept is emerging in the Tourism sector, which regards the idea of Smart Tourism Destinations (STD). Drawing upon Armação dos Búzios (RJ, Brazil) experience, this research explores some key issues to be addressed in the process of transforming a tourism destination into a smart one. In fact, mainstream tourism destinations are increasingly implementing ICTs to enrich tourists' experiences and, as a result, improve the competitiveness of the tourism destination. Despite the growing number of STD initiatives in different countries, the extant literature remains silent on this growing phenomenon. As such, the first article of this thesis proposes a theoretical model – The Smart Destination Development Model – aimed at indicating a strategic path that a tourism destination should follow to become a smart one. By discussing the idea of STD, we argue that besides enhancing the destination competitiveness, an STD project should be grounded on a sustainable paradigm in order to create public value for the hosting community. The second paper, developed under the Actor-Network theory perspective, is focused on investigating the implementation process of the smart city project that took place in Armação dos Búzios, named Cidade Inteligente Búzios (CIB). Additionally, this research also attempted to understand the role of context in the implementation of a smart city project. Our findings reveal that the smart city project studied was primarily motivated by public regulation and mainstream decisions we characterized as top-down decisions implemented through interactions of project participants. After acknowledging the role of actors involved the CIB project, as well as their motivations, the third article has studied the same project using the SDDM. In this way, article III aims at investigating if in the process of implementing the smart city project, Armação dos Búzios also sought to become a STD. Our results have shown that, despite the opportunities that emerged with the technological infrastructure brought by the smart city project, the tourism sector of Armação dos Búzios was not able to become more efficient. Thus, the last paper has proven that ICT will not act by itself in improving the tourists’ experience. In fact, there is a very complex touristic value chain that needs to be organized, and be engaged with a common strategic vision, before technology becomes useful to increase the tourism destination competitiveness.

Submitted by João Freitas (joaofreitas@id.uff.br) on 2018-06-22T00:52:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 FREITAS, J. A invenção da Cidade Inteligente Rio.pdf: 4498294 bytes, checksum: e566ded7b0eb228beaf7bd9c34ecb7e0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Diego Andrade (diego.andrade@fgv.br) on 2018-07-20T19:18:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 FREITAS, J. A invenção da Cidade Inteligente Rio.pdf: 4498294 bytes, checksum: e566ded7b0eb228beaf7bd9c34ecb7e0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-24T20:17:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FREITAS, J. A invenção da Cidade Inteligente Rio.pdf: 4498294 bytes, checksum: e566ded7b0eb228beaf7bd9c34ecb7e0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-28 / In April 2010, Rio de Janeiro experienced one of its most recent tragedies: the heavy rains that hit the city and the lack of preparation to deal with emergency situations resulted in the death of more than 300 people. At the same time, the city was preparing to host mega events such as Rio + 20, World Youth Day, the World Cup and the Olympic Games, and a series of multinational companies were seeking to develop partnerships with the City Hall to take advantage of the Rio’s overexposure. With the support of IBM, was inaugurated at the end of 2010 the Rio Operations Center (COR): a control room that monitors all the city's cameras and brings together under one roof representatives from about 30 municipal agencies and security forces. Initially, the COR's goal was to create a protocol for action and shorten the response time for emergencies. Notwithstanding this function, the center became very important in the management of urban mobilities and in preparing the city for mega-events. Although other cities in the world use control rooms to assist urban management, this multi-thematic model was very disruptive and, in a way, qualified Rio de Janeiro as a smart city. The objective of this dissertation is to understand, through the lenses of the New Mobility Paradigm, the invention process (WAGNER, 2010) of Rio de Janeiro as an intelligent city. I treat it as an invention, since, analyzing the evolution of the debate about smart cities over the last decades, I point out that more important than the use of a certain technology has been the narrative that is told from it. The cut of the research is delimited between 2010, when the COR begins to be thought, and 2016, last year of mandate of Eduardo Paes. I propose in this dissertation a multidimensional analysis, recognizing the importance of understanding what COR represents locally and globally. In this sense, the New Mobility Paradigm (SHELLER and URRY, 2016) is fundamental for the development of this research, since it allows a much more comprehensive analysis of complex relational systems of infrastructure and social interaction at multiple scales. In addition, mobilities crosses the present research, as object, at least in three different forms: policies mobilities, urban mobilities and the mobilities of the mega-events. The empirical referential is constructed from eight semi-structured interviews, with: people who worked on the creation or development of COR, including former Mayor Eduardo Paes; an IBM employee who integrated the team that developed the project; an employee of the SEPTA control center (Pennsylvania Southeastern Transit Control Room); and an anthropologist who researches smart cities. Besides the interviews, I was able to make two visits to the COR and one to the SEPTA control center. The research reveals how Rio de Janeiro became "smart" from the development of COR, and how this is fully linked to the context of the mega-events that the city hosted between 2007 and 2016. I also point out how Rio may be foreshadowing a model that in the near future will be spread by other cities. / Em abril de 2010, o Rio de Janeiro passou por uma das suas maiores tragédias recentes: as fortes chuvas que atingiram a cidade e o despreparo da prefeitura para lidar com situações de emergência resultaram na morte de mais de 300 pessoas. Simultaneamente, a cidade estava se preparando para sediar megaeventos como a Rio+20, a Jornada Mundial da Juventude, a Copa do Mundo e os Jogos Olimpícos e uma série de empresas multinacionais buscavam desenvolver parcerias com a Prefeitura, de forma a aproveitar a superexposição do Rio. Com o apoio da IBM, foi inaugurado no fim de 2010 o Centro de Operações Rio (COR): uma sala de controle que monitora todas as câmeras da prefeitura e reúne sob o mesmo teto representantes de cerca de 30 agências municipais, concessionárias que atuam na cidade e forças de segurança. Inicialmente, o objetivo do COR era criar um protocolo de ação e diminuir o tempo de respostas para eventuais emergências. Não obstante a esta função, o centro passou a ser muito importante na gestão das mobilidades urbanas e na preparação da cidade para os megaeventos. Ainda que outras cidades no mundo utilizem salas de controle para auxiliar à gestão urbana, este modelo multitemático se mostrou bastante disruptivo e, de certa forma, qualificou o Rio de Janeiro como smart city. O objetivo da presente tese é entender, por meio das lentes do Paradigma das Novas Mobilidades, o processo de invenção (WAGNER, 2010) do Rio de Janeiro como cidade inteligente. Trato como invenção, pois, analisando a evolução do debate sobre smart cities ao longo das últimas décadas, aponto que mais importante do que o uso de determinada tecnologia tem sido a narrativa que é contada a partir dela. O recorte da pesquisa é delimitado entre 2010, quando o COR começa a ser pensado, e 2016, último ano de mandato de Eduardo Paes. Proponho nesta tese uma análise multidimensional, reconhecendo a importância de entender o que o COR representa local e globalmente. Neste sentido, o Paradigma das Novas Mobilidades (SHELLER e URRY, 2016) se mostra fundamental para o desenvolvimento desta investigação, pois possibilita uma análise muito mais abrangente de sistemas relacionais complexos de infraestrutura e interação social em múltiplas escalas. Além disso, as mobilidades atravessam a presente pesquisa, enquanto objeto, de pelo menos três diferentes formas: mobilidade de políticas, mobilidades urbanas e as mobilidades dos megaeventos. O referencial empírico é construído a partir de oito entrevistas semiestruturadas, com: pessoas que trabalharam na criação ou no desenvolvimento do COR, incluindo o ex-prefeito Eduardo Paes; um funcionário da IBM que integrou a equipe que desenvolveu o projeto; um funcionário do SEPTA control center (sala de controle de Trânsito do Sudeste da Pensilvânia); e um antropólogo que pesquisa smart cities. Além das entrevistas, pude realizar duas visitas ao COR e uma ao SEPTA control center. A pesquisa revela como o Rio de Janeiro se tornou “inteligente” a partir do desenvolvimento do COR, e como isto tem total ligação com o contexto dos megaeventos que a cidade sediou entre 2007 e 2016. Aponto ainda indícios de como o Rio pode estar prefigurando um modelo que em um futuro próximo se difundirá em outras cidades.

Models and simulators have been widely used in urban contexts for many decades. The drawback of most current models is that they are normally designed for specific objectives, so the elements considered are limited and they do not take into account the potential synergies between related systems. The necessity of a framework to model complex smart city systems with a comprehensive smart city model has been remarked by many authors. Therefore, this PhD thesis presents: i) a general conceptual framework for the modelling of energy related activities in smart cities, based on determining the spheres of influence and intervention areas within the city, and on identifying agents and potential synergies among systems, and ii) the development of a holistic energy model of a smart city for the assessment of different courses of action, given its geo-location, regulatory and technical constraints, and current energy markets. This involves the creation of an optimization model that permits the optimal planning and operation of energy resources within the city. In addition, several analyses were carried out to explore different hypothesis for the smart city energy model, including: a)      an assessment of the importance of including network thermal constraints in the planning and operation of DER systems at a low voltage distribution level, b)      an analysis of aggregator’s market modelling approaches and the impact on prices due to DER aggregation levels, and c)      an analysis of synergies between different systems in a smart city context. Some of the main findings are: It is sensible to not consider network thermal constraints in the planning of DER systems. Results showed that the benefit decrement of considering network constraints was approximatively equivalent to the cost of reinforcing the network when necessary after planning without considering network constraints. The level of aggregation affects the planning and overall benefits of DER systems. Also, price-maker approaches could be more appropriate for the planning and operation of energy resources for medium to large aggregation sizes, but could be unnecessary for small sizes, with low expected impact on the market price. Synergies between different energy systems exist in an interconnected smart city context. Results showed that the overall benefits of a joint management of systems were greater than those of the independently managed systems. Lastly, the smart city energy model was applied to a case study simulating a real smart city implementation, considering five real districts in the southern area of Madrid, Spain. This analysis allowed to assess the potential benefits of the implementation of a real smart city programme, and showed how the proposed smart city energy model could be used for the planning of pilot projects. To the best of our knowledge, such a smart city energy model and modelling framework had not been developed and applied yet, and no economic results in terms of the potential benefits of such a smart city initiative had been previously reported. / <p>QC 20171010</p>

The thesis explores how the EU support to research and innovation towards urban sustainability is designed, what the existing EU intiatives striving for achieving smart and sustainable cities are. The analysis of theoretical approaches forms the basis for developing the definition of smart and sustainable city for the purpose of this thesis. An overview of the principal EU strategic documents which address urban sustainability together with European networks is provided in order to demonstrate the linkage to the research Framework Programmes. A separate chapter is devoted to the analysis of the most pressing challenges European cities face nowadays. Database of EU funded research and innovation calls and projects is examined (E-CORDA). Calls and projects related to urban areas are identified and juxtaposed with the urban problems. Final recommendations concern with social aspects of sustainability which should be, in the author's opinion, addressed in future EU research Framework Programmes with a particular attention.

The thesis is the result of qualitative field-research, based on semi-structured interviews and observations in the former Prague slums Pod Bohdalcem and Na Slatinách. The research reflects competing visions of various stakeholders with regards to the future development of these last almost fully preserved colonies, which were created for- and by the poor. The thesis also reconstructs and monitors the development of the conflict that arose between the inhabitants of the colonies and the urban planners in the course of the creation of the study "Bohdalec-Slatiny- Brownfield Strašnice", which proposes a new city-district in the area of the former colonies. It further captures the main reason for the dispute, namely the different perceptions of the colonies by its inhabitants and the institutions responsible for urban planning. For the first actor the area in question means 'home', as well as a place with rich history, while for the second it represents mainly a lucrative brownfield. The thesis also compares often incompatible visions of the stakeholders. It further describes signs or strategies of resistance that the inhabitants manifested from the beginnings of the colonies to the present day. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the concept of the right to the city and considers the...

Utifrån det svårdefinierade begreppet smart stad syftar studien till att förstå vilken riktning, inom begreppet, Stockholm tar i jakten på att bli världens smartaste stad. På så sätt besvaras i studien frågan hur Stockholm blir smart istället för att besvara hur smart Stockholm blir. Med inriktning på implementeringen av nya digitala verktyg inom stadsplanering intervjuas tre aktörer med olika ingångsvinkel till ämnet. Genom denna kartläggning förväntas centrala faktorer och ytterligare viktiga aktörer framträda. Analysen av dessa ämnar leda fram till huruvida riktningen för Stockholm kan anses centreras kring stadens inånare eller kring tekniken, två tydliga läger i debatten kring den smarta staden. Resultatet pekar mot att Stockholm tar en invånarcentrerad riktning i kommunens strävan efter att uppå sitt mål att bli världens smartaste stad. Detta resultat behöver dock nyanseras där argument som stödjer den andra riktningen också är närvarande i studien. I vidare studier bör samtliga identifierade aktörer intervjuas, i ett försök att nyansera bilden av det splittrade begreppet smart stad. / Using the ambiguous definition of the concept smart city, this thesis aims to synthesize the direction Stockholm follows in Stockholm Municipality’s goal of becoming the smartest city in the world. Three actors with different backgrounds within the digitalization of urban planning are interviewed in the search of understanding how a city becomes smart rather than considering how smart a city is. This is achieved by finding material factors as well as key actors in the development of the smart city. Based on an analysis of the identified factors and actors, together with differentiating views of the concept smart city, the thesis proposes insight of whether Stockholm is considered as either citizen or technologically oriented. Understanding the local and social context of the smart city, we find that Stockholm displays a citizen-oriented perspective. However, arguments supporting the contrary view of the smart city concept are also present in the study, thus showcasing the complexity of the question in mind. Further studies should consider interviewing every identified actor in an attempt to piece out and elaborate the image of the ambiguously defined smart city.

Technological innovations are one of the most impactful occurrences in our lives nowadays. Almost every product or service is being transformed into a more ubiquitous one due to the expectation of offering a better experience or becoming economically more viable. One of the most recent common instances is cities that transforms into smart ones. Many functions of smart cities are upgraded digitally in order to improve their service. This study is inspired by this aspect to focus on the shopping side of the cities. The most common type of retailing is shopping malls and there is evidence to lead this paper to point out how smartness could be impactful for the shopping malls. Furthermore, there is strong evidence that shows that online shopping is getting popular and shopping malls are in their maturity stage in terms of the Life-Cycle concept. Shopping malls’ customer turnover is increasing every year and smartness could be the spark to overcome this obstacle. Therefore, this paper’s research focus has formed into the possible determinant factors that could be significant in the case of adoption of smartness into shopping malls and possible facts that could create value for the shopping malls in the purpose of eliminating the current obstacles that shopping malls are facing.

This paper aims to assess the limits of urban fabric for the autonomous vehicles and demands of AVs on the infrastructure. It includes the existing road situation and required transformation for successful adaptability of this smart mobility in future. It is predictable that the cities ought to be reshaped before this advanced autonomous technology takes over our roads and makes the current vehicular mobility less popular or perhaps obsolete. To host AV´s, the future city will have to be smart and data-driven. This paper also discusses different aspects of autonomous vehicle technology and their suitability. For the roads and networks to be suitable for self-driving vehicles, the infrastructure will surely be upgraded according to the level of automation that will rule the roads in a specific location. Three standard models are developed in attempt to create different scenarios for successful operation of driverless cars on roads of various functional natures. First of all, the paper introduces the concept of smart cities and its components. Then it unfolds the technological aspects of autonomous mobility and its related challenges. After a brief overview of the basic concepts, the paper primarily discusses the demands of autonomous vehicles on infrastructure in terms of standard road widths, lanes, geometry, complexity, parking needs and trafficability. The paper further proceeds with case studies from three different geographical locations. The model scenarios are implemented on these cities to evaluate possibility of their existing infrastructure to accommodate self-driving cars. These hybrid model scenarios are crucially important part of this research as they contribute to final conclusions and suggestions. However, they need further development and work in near future for further research in this field.