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Free-flow road networks, such as suburban highways, are increasingly experiencing traffic congestion due to growing commuter inflow and limited infrastructure. Traditional control mechanisms, such as traffic signals or local heuristics, are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Ankit Bhardwaj , Rohail Asim , Sachin Chauhan , Yasir Zaki , Lakshminarayanan Subramanian

Applying reinforcement learning to autonomous driving entails particular challenges, primarily due to dynamically changing traffic flows. To address such challenges, it is necessary to quickly determine response strategies to the changing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-12-12 Se-Wook Yoo , Chan Kim , Jin-Woo Choi , Seong-Woo Kim , Seung-Woo Seo

Traffic congestion has long been an ubiquitous problem that is exacerbating with the rapid growth of megacities. In this proof-of-concept work we study intrinsic motivation, implemented via the empowerment principle, to control autonomous…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-05-20 Himaja Papala , Daniel Polani , Stas Tiomkin

This paper presents a mixed traffic control policy designed to optimize traffic efficiency across diverse road topologies, addressing issues of congestion prevalent in urban environments. A model-free reinforcement learning (RL) approach is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Chuyang Xiao , Dawei Wang , Xinzheng Tang , Jia Pan , Yuexin Ma

A modular fluid-flow model for network congestion analysis and control is proposed. The model is derived from an information conservation law stating that the information is either in transit, lost or received. Mathematical models of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-08-07 Corentin Briat , Emre Altug Yavuz , Gunnar Karlsson

This paper presents a novel AI-based smart traffic management system de-signed to optimize traffic flow and reduce congestion in urban environments. By analysing live footage from existing CCTV cameras, this approach eliminates the need for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Ahmed Mahmoud Elbasha , Mohammad M. Abdellatif

We study traffic flow on roads with a localized periodic inhomogeneity such as traffic signals, using a stochastic car-following model. We find that in cases of congestion, traffic flow can be optimized by controlling the inhomogeneity's…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Elad Tomer , Leonid Safonov , Nilly Madar , Shlomo Havlin

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

Urban traffic congestion remains a pressing challenge in our rapidly expanding cities, despite the abundance of available data and the efforts of policymakers. By leveraging behavioral system theory and data-driven control, this paper…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-17 Alessio Rimoldi , Carlo Cenedese , Alberto Padoan , Florian Dörfler , John Lygeros

Traffic congestion in dense urban centers presents an economical and environmental burden. In recent years, the availability of vehicle-to-anything communication allows for the transmission of detailed vehicle states to the infrastructure…

This work introduces an integrated approach to optimizing urban traffic by combining predictive modeling of vehicle flow, adaptive traffic signal control, and a modular integration architecture through distributed messaging. Using real-time…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-20 Ismail Zrigui , Samira Khoulji , Mohamed Larbi Kerkeb

This paper is concerned with a fluidodynamic model for traffic flow. More precisely, we consider a single conservation law, deduced from conservation of the number of cars, defined on a road network that is a collection of roads with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 G. M. Coclite , B. Piccoli

Connected automated driving has the potential to significantly improve urban traffic efficiency, e.g., by alleviating issues due to occlusion. Cooperative behavior planning can be employed to jointly optimize the motion of multiple…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-31 Marvin Klimke , Benjamin Völz , Michael Buchholz

Smart and decentralized control systems have recently been proposed to handle the growing traffic congestion in urban cities. Proposed smart traffic light solutions based on Wireless Sensor Network and Vehicular Ad-hoc NETwork are either…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-05-14 Willy Carlos Tchuitcheu , Christophe Bobda , Md Jubaer Hossain Pantho

Traffic congestion has been a major challenge in many urban road networks. Extensive research studies have been conducted to highlight traffic-related congestion and address the issue using data-driven approaches. Currently, most traffic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Shyam Pratap Singh , Arshad Ali Khan , Riad Souissi , Syed Adnan Yusuf

Optimal management of traffic light timing is one of the most effective factors in reducing urban traffic. In most old systems, fixed timing was used along with human factors to control traffic, which is not very efficient in terms of time…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Mahdi Jamebozorg , Mohsen Hami , Sajjad Deh Deh Jani

Traffic speed forecasting is an important task in intelligent transportation system management. The objective of much of the current computational research is to minimize the difference between predicted and actual speeds, but information…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-17 Yuanjie Lu , Amarda Shehu , David Lattanzi

Urban intersections are prone to delays and inefficiencies due to static precedence rules and occlusions limiting the view on prioritized traffic. Existing approaches to improve traffic flow, widely known as automatic intersection…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Marvin Klimke , Benjamin Völz , Michael Buchholz

Urban traffic congestion is a chronic problem faced by many cities in the US and worldwide. It results in inefficient infrastructure use as well as increased vehicle fuel consumption and emission levels. Congestion is intertwined with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-04 Youssef Bichiou , Maha Elouni , Hossam M. Abdelghaffar , Hesham A. Rakha

Traffic congestion is one of the most notable problems arising in worldwide urban areas, importantly compromising human mobility and air quality. Current technologies to sense real-time data about cities, and its open distribution for…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-12-30 Albert Solé-Ribalta , Sergio Gómez , Alex Arenas