[HTML][HTML] Optimization of service frequency and vehicle size for automated bus systems with crowding externalities and travel time stochasticity

M Sadrani, A Tirachini, C Antoniou - Transportation Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Public transport is considered as one of the most suitable candidates to benefit from
autonomous driving technologies. In this research, we develop a mathematical modeling …

Joint optimization of scheduling and capacity for mixed traffic with autonomous and human-driven buses: A dynamic programming approach

Z Dai, XC Liu, X Chen, X Ma - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is a common practice for transit lines with fluctuating passenger demands to use demand-
driven bus scheduling to reduce passenger waiting time and avoid bus overcrowding …

The economics of automated public transport: Effects on operator cost, travel time, fare and subsidy

A Tirachini, C Antoniou - Economics of Transportation, 2020 - Elsevier
It is currently unknown in which city environments, automated vehicles could be deployed at
reasonable speeds, given safety concerns. We analytically and numerically assess the …

Unintended consequences of automated vehicles and pooling for urban transportation systems

S Naumov, DR Keith, CH Fine - Production and Operations …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Automated vehicles (AVs) have emerged rapidly in recent years, becoming a focus of high
expectations and heated debates. Advocates argue that the arrival of AVs will make driving …

Impact of self-parking autonomous vehicles on urban traffic congestion

S Shafiei, Z Gu, H Grzybowska, C Cai - Transportation, 2023 - Springer
The advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is likely to introduce new mobility experiences for
travelers. In particular, AVs would allow travelers to get off at the destinations and then drive …

A queueing model and analysis for autonomous vehicles on highways

N Mirzaeian, SH Cho… - Management Science, 2021 - pubsonline.informs.org
We investigate the effects of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on highway congestion. AVs have
the potential to significantly reduce highway congestion because they can maintain smaller …

Efficiency of Semi‐Autonomous and Fully Autonomous Bus Services in Trunk‐and‐Branches Networks

W Zhang, E Jenelius, H Badia - Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Automation technology is expected to change the public transport sector radically in the
future. One rising issue is whether to embrace the intermediate stage of semi‐autonomous …

Integration of conventional and customized bus services: An empirical study in Beijing

H Shang, Y Chang, H Huang, F Zhao - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, customized bus (CB) service has become an innovative model for public
transportation in China. Its ability to provide advanced, timely, personalized, and flexible …

SAV operations on a bus line corridor: travel demand, service frequency, and vehicle size

H Yantao, KM Kockelman… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Before shared automated vehicles (SAVs) can be widely adopted, they are anticipated to be
implemented commercially in confined regions or fixed routes where the benefits of …

The efficiency of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems: A dynamic congestion approach

LJ Basso, F Feres, HE Silva - Transportation Research Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The penetration of BRT systems has been increasing fast, although there have been many
reports of heavy queuing to board the buses. We propose a dynamic congestion approach …