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Traffic Flow Smoothing at scale

Presenter
October 28, 2020
Abstract
Daniel Work - Vanderbilt University This talk will discuss modeling, simulation, and field demonstration advancements that are needed to control automated vehicles to stabilize traffic flow at scale. Prior work on a closed course established that automated vehicles can eliminate human-generated phantom traffic jams that seemingly occur without cause, reducing fuel consumption by up to 40%. The talk will describe the research challenges and progress towards demonstrating traffic flow smoothing with a fleet of connected and autonomous vehicles on the I-24 Smart Corridor in Tennessee, as part of the CIRCLES Consortium.