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Traffic signals are ubiquitous devices that first appeared in 1868. Recent advances in information and communications technology (ICT) have led to unprecedented improvements in such areas as mobile handheld devices (i.e., smartphones), the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-08-25 Sanjay Goel , Stephen F. Bush , Carlos Gershenson

The growing demand for road use in urban areas has led to significant traffic congestion, posing challenges that are costly to mitigate through infrastructure expansion alone. As an alternative, optimizing existing traffic management…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Muhammad Tahir Rafique , Ahmed Mustafa , Hasan Sajid

With an ever-growing urban population, the need for transportation is increasing at an alarming rate. Thus, the massive increase in the number of vehicles is creating traffic congestion which creates various environmental, societal, and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Arindom Chakraborty , Mehedi Hasan , Amzad Hossain , Meratun Junnut Anee

Due to accelerating urbanization, the importance of solving the signal control problem increases. This paper analyzes various existing methods and suggests options for increasing the number of agents to reduce the average travel time.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Maksim Tislenko , Dmitrii Kisilev

This article proposes a methodology for the development of adaptive traffic signal controllers using reinforcement learning. Our methodology addresses the lack of standardization in the literature that renders the comparison of approaches…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-26 Guilherme S. Varela , Pedro P. Santos , Alberto Sardinha , Francisco S. Melo

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a high-stakes domain that is growing in importance as traffic volume grows globally. An increasing number of works are applying reinforcement learning (RL) to TSC; RL can draw on an abundance of traffic data…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Rex Chen , Fei Fang , Norman Sadeh

Urban traffic is subject to disruptions that cause extended waiting time and safety issues at signalized intersections. While numerous studies have addressed the issue of intelligent traffic systems in the context of various disturbances,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Qinchen Yang , Zejun Xie , Hua Wei , Desheng Zhang , Yu Yang

Based on game theory and dynamic Level-k model, this paper establishes an intelligent traffic control method for intersections, studies the influence of multi-agent vehicle joint decision-making and group behavior disturbance on system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-08 Huisheng Wang , Yuejiang Li , H. Vicky Zhao

This paper implements a traffic signal control system by using real-time traffic flow feedback. This system is designed to deal with two-lane intersections. We construct an experiment field similar to the roads and drivers in Taiwan using…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-22 Zong-Ming Lin , Cheng-Yang Chang , Chin-Yu Hu , Yung-Yuan Chen

Traffic prediction plays a crucial role in alleviating traffic congestion which represents a critical problem globally, resulting in negative consequences such as lost hours of additional travel time and increased fuel consumption.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Maryam Shaygan , Collin Meese , Wanxin Li , Xiaolong Zhao , Mark Nejad

Urban traffic congestion presents a significant challenge for modern cities, which impacts mobility and sustainability. Traditional traffic light control systems often fail to adapt to dynamic conditions, leading to inefficiencies. This…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Matteo Cederle , Giacomo Scatto , Gian Antonio Susto

This work gives introduction to traffic control by connected automated vehicles. The influence of vehicle control on vehicular traffic and traffic control strategies are discussed and compared. It is highlighted that vehicle-to-everything…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-21 Tamas G. Molnar , Michael Hopka , Devesh Upadhyay , Michiel Van Nieuwstadt , Gabor Orosz

Ensuring transportation systems are efficient is a priority for modern society. Technological advances have made it possible for transportation systems to collect large volumes of varied data on an unprecedented scale. We propose a traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-11-04 Wade Genders , Saiedeh Razavi

This paper proposes a set of technological solutions to transform existing transport systems into more intelligent, interactive systems by utilizing optimization and control methods that can be implemented in the near future. This will…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Yi Zhang

Adaptive traffic signal control, which adjusts traffic signal timing according to real-time traffic, has been shown to be an effective method to reduce traffic congestion. Available works on adaptive traffic signal control make responsive…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-05-09 Juntao Gao , Yulong Shen , Jia Liu , Minoru Ito , Norio Shiratori

With the increasing availability of traffic data and advance of deep reinforcement learning techniques, there is an emerging trend of employing reinforcement learning (RL) for traffic signal control. A key question for applying RL to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-05-14 Guanjie Zheng , Xinshi Zang , Nan Xu , Hua Wei , Zhengyao Yu , Vikash Gayah , Kai Xu , Zhenhui Li

The control of traffic signals is fundamental and critical to alleviate traffic congestion in urban areas. However, it is challenging since traffic dynamics are complicated in real-world scenarios. Because of the high complexity of the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-10 Hu Wang , Hao Chen , Qi Wu , Congbo Ma , Yidong Li , Chunhua Shen

Traffic congestion in urban areas is a significant problem, leading to prolonged travel times, reduced efficiency, and increased environmental concerns. Effective traffic signal control (TSC) is a key strategy for reducing congestion.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Maonan Wang , Yirong Chen , Yuheng Kan , Chengcheng Xu , Michael Lepech , Man-On Pun , Xi Xiong

Reinforcement learning (RL) for traffic signal control (TSC) has shown better performance in simulation for controlling the traffic flow of intersections than conventional approaches. However, due to several challenges, no RL-based TSC has…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Arthur Müller , Matthia Sabatelli

Intersections are essential road infrastructures for traffic in modern metropolises. However, they can also be the bottleneck of traffic flows as a result of traffic incidents or the absence of traffic coordination mechanisms such as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Dawei Wang , Weizi Li , Lei Zhu , Jia Pan