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Can Dedicated Lanes for Automated Vehicles on Urban Roads Improve Traffic Efficiency?

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will behave fundamentally differently than human drivers. In mixed traffic, this could lead to inefficiencies and safety-critical situations since neither human drivers nor CAVs will be able to fully anticipate or predict surrounding traffic dynamics. Thus, some researchers proposed to separate CAVs from conventional vehicles by dedicating exclusive lanes to them. However, the separation of road infrastructure can negatively impact the system’s capacity. While the effects of CAV lanes were addressed for freeways, their deployment in urban settings is not yet fully understood. This paper systematically analyzes the effects of CAV-lanes in an urban setting accounting for the corresponding complexities. We employ microscopic traffic simulation to model traffic flow dynamics in a detailed manner and to be able to consider a wide array of supply-related characteristics. These concern intersection geometry, public transport operation, traffic signal control, and traffic management. Our study contributes to the existing literature by revealing the potential of CAV lanes in an urban setting while accounting for the behavioral and topological complexities. The results of this study can support decision-makers in the design of future urban transportation systems and to prepare cities for the upcoming era of automation in traffic.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:85952
Date22 June 2023
CreatorsTilg, Gabriel, Krause, Sabine, Stueger, Philipp N., Bogenberger, Klaus
ContributorsTechnische Universität Dresden
PublisherTUDpress
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:conferenceObject, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation978-3-95908-296-9, urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-858198, qucosa:85819

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