Go back to Carlos Daganzo's Publications PageThis paper is concerned with technical investigations of traffic
operations on automated highways. Estimates are made of the steady-state
capacity of such freeways, paying particular attention to the effect of
entry and exit maneuvers. The possibility of scheduling departing vehicles
appropriately into platoons to minimize extraneous maneuvers is
investigated. Characteristics of urban areas likely to be candidates for
automated freeways are discussed, and some shortcomings of automated
freeways, vis-à-vis conventional freeways, are pointed out. Finally,
some areas of future research needs are identified.
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