Quantifying air quality benefits resulting from few autonomous vehicles stabilizing traffic

RE Stern, Y Chen, M Churchill, F Wu… - … Research Part D …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is anticipated that in the near future, the penetration rate of vehicles with some
autonomous capabilities (eg, adaptive cruise control, lane following, full automation, etc.) …

[PDF][PDF] Anticipating the emissions impacts of smoother driving by connected and autonomous vehicles, using the MOVES model

J Liu, K Kockelman, A Nichols - transportation research board 96th …, 2017 - ce.utexas.edu
Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are expected to have significant impacts on
the environmental sustainability of transportation systems. This study examines the emission …

Dissipation of stop-and-go waves via control of autonomous vehicles: Field experiments

RE Stern, S Cui, ML Delle Monache, R Bhadani… - … Research Part C …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traffic waves are phenomena that emerge when the vehicular density exceeds a critical
threshold. Considering the presence of increasingly automated vehicles in the traffic stream …

Simulating impacts of automated driving behavior and traffic conditions on vehicle emissions

C Stogios, D Kasraian, MJ Roorda… - … Research Part D …, 2019 - Elsevier
Automated vehicles (AV) will have an impact on the movement of people and goods.
Assessing the effects of AVs on land use, congestion and the environment is of utmost …

Autonomous vehicles opportunities for cities air quality

S Rafael, LP Correia, D Lopes, J Bandeira… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impacts of autonomous vehicles (AV) on safety, energy and atmospheric emissions
have been recognised to be important issues, but an air quality impact assessment is …

Quantifying the impacts of dynamic control in connected and automated vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions and urban NO2 concentrations

R Tu, L Alfaseeh, S Djavadian, B Farooq… - … Research Part D …, 2019 - Elsevier
Communication between vehicles and road infrastructure can enable more efficient use of
the road network and hence reduce congestion in urban areas. This improvement can be …

The environmental impact of autonomous vehicles depends on adoption patterns

SA Miller, BR Heard - 2016 - ACS Publications
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to transform our transportation system. The
forces that will influence the environmental impacts of large-scale AV adoption are identified …

Air quality and greenhouse gas implications of autonomous vehicles in Vancouver, Canada

Z Le Hong, N Zimmerman - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explores vehicle fleet emissions changes due to connected and autonomous
vehicle (CAV) diffusion, over the years 2030 and 2040 in Metro Vancouver, using the US …

Impacts of autonomous vehicles on traffic flow characteristics under mixed traffic environment: Future perspectives

M Al-Turki, NT Ratrout, SM Rahman, I Reza - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vehicle automation and communication technologies are considered promising approaches
to improve operational driving behavior. The expected gradual implementation of …

Investigating the effects of reserved lanes for autonomous vehicles on congestion and travel time reliability

A Talebpour, HS Mahmassani… - Transportation Research …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Autonomous vehicles are expected to influence daily travel significantly. Despite
autonomous vehicles' potential to enhance safety and to reduce congestion, energy …