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Work zone is one of the major causes of non-recurrent traffic congestion and road incidents. Despite the significance of its impact, studies on predicting the traffic impact of work zones remain scarce. In this paper, we propose a data…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Qinhua Jiang , Xishun Liao , Yaofa Gong , Jiaqi Ma

In recent years, traffic flow prediction has played a crucial role in the management of intelligent transportation systems. However, traditional prediction methods are often limited by static spatial modeling, making it difficult to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-09 Mei Wu , Wenchao Weng , Jun Li , Yiqian Lin , Jing Chen , Dewen Seng

We present an advanced interpolation method for estimating smooth spatiotemporal profiles for local highway traffic variables such as flow, speed and density. The method is based on stationary detector data as typically collected by traffic…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2011-08-25 Martin Treiber , Arne Kesting , R. Eddie Wilson

This paper investigates traffic forecasting, which attempts to forecast the future state of traffic based on historical situations. This problem has received ever-increasing attention in various scenarios and facilitated the development of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Wei Ju , Yusheng Zhao , Yifang Qin , Siyu Yi , Jingyang Yuan , Zhiping Xiao , Xiao Luo , Xiting Yan , Ming Zhang

With the widely used method of correlation matrix analysis, this study reveals the change of traffic states on parallel motorways in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In terms of the time series of traffic flow and velocity, we carry out a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-05-18 Sebastian Gartzke , Shanshan Wang , Thomas Guhr , Michael Schreckenberg

We investigate traffic flows using the kinetic Boltzmann equations with a Maxwell collision integral. This approach allows analytical determination of the transient behavior and the size distributions. The relaxation of the car and cluster…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Ben-Naim , P. L. Krapivsky

This paper examines the IDM microscopic car-following model from a dynamical systems perspective, analyzing the effects of delay on congestion formation. Further, a case of mixed-autonomy is considered by controlling one car with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Trevor McClain , Rahul Bhadani

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) technology facilitates the advancement of intelligent transportation. However, intelligent control techniques for mixed traffic flow at signalized intersections involving both CAVs and Human-Driven…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-05-08 Binghao Feng , Hui Guo , Minghui Ma , Yuepeng Wu , Shidong Liang , Yansong Wang

Lane changing is one of the most common maneuvers on motorways. Although, macroscopic traffic models are well known for their suitability to describe fast moving crowded traffic, most of these models are generally developed in one…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-03-20 Michael Herty , Salissou Moutari , Giuseppe Visconti

Traffic waves can rise even from single lane car-following behaviour. To better understand and mitigate traffic waves, it is necessary to use analytical tools like mathematical models, data analysis, and micro-simulations that can capture…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-10-10 Nour Khoudari , Rabie Ramadan , Megan Ross , Benjamin Seibold

Traffic flow prediction is a typical spatio-temporal prediction problem and has a wide range of applications. The core challenge lies in modeling the underlying complex spatio-temporal dependencies. Various methods have been proposed, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Yiqing Zou , Hanning Yuan , Qianyu Yang , Ziqiang Yuan , Shuliang Wang , Sijie Ruan

We use the asymmetric simple exclusion process for describing vehicular traffic flow at the intersection of two streets. No traffic lights control the traffic flow. The approaching cars to the intersection point yield to each other to avoid…

Physics and Society · Physics 2008-01-25 M. Ebrahim Foulaadvand , Mehdi Neek-Amal

Reinforcement learning techniques can provide substantial insights into the desired behaviors of future autonomous driving systems. By optimizing for societal metrics of traffic such as increased throughput and reduced energy consumption,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Abdul Rahman Kreidieh , Yibo Zhao , Samyak Parajuli , Alexandre Bayen

Recent studies on transportation networks have shown that real-time route guidance can inadvertently induce congestion or oscillatory traffic patterns. Nevertheless, such technologies also offer a promising opportunity to manage traffic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Shaya Garjani , Ashish Cherukuri , Bayu Jayawardhana , Nima Monshizadeh

We propose three models for the traffic of vehicles within a network formed by sites (cities, car-rental agencies, parking lots, etc.) and connected by two-way arteries (roads, highways), that allow forecasting the vehicular flux in a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-10-25 Dino Otero , Diógenes Galetti , Salomon S. Mizrahi

A novel continuum model has been developed to address the vehicle size heterogeneity in mixed traffic. By incorporating the principle of vehicle area conservation, a new set of traffic flow variables centered on the concept of vehicle area…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Nandan Maiti , Bhargava Rama Chilukuri

We study completely asymmetric 2-channel exclusion processes in 1 dimension. It describes a two-way traffic flow with cars moving in opposite directions. The interchannel interaction makes cars slow down in the vicinity of approaching cars…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-11-26 H. -W. Lee , V. Popkov , D. Kim

An extended social force model with a dynamic navigation field is proposed to study bidirectional pedestrian movement. The dynamic navigation field is introduced to describe the desired direction of pedestrian motion resulting from the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-05-11 Yan-Qun Jiang , Bo-Kui Chen , Bing-Hong Wang , Weng-Fai Wong , Bing-Yang Cao

We extend the Aw-Rascle macroscopic model of car traffic into a two-way multi-lane model of pedestrian traffic. Within this model, we propose a technique for the handling of the congestion constraint, i.e. the fact that the pedestrian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-04-08 Cécile Appert-Rolland , Pierre Degond , Sébastien Motsch

Traffic congestion at intersections is a significant issue in urban areas, leading to increased commute times, safety hazards, and operational inefficiencies. This study aims to develop a predictive model for congestion at intersections in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Tara Kelly , Jessica Gupta