Impact of autonomous vehicles on the physical infrastructure: Changes and challenges

K Othman - Designs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last few years, autonomous vehicles (AVs) have witnessed tremendous worldwide
interest. Although AVs have been extensively studied in the literature regarding their …

Sustainable Traffic Management for Smart Cities Using Internet-of-Things-Oriented Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Challenges and Recommendations

AA Musa, SI Malami, F Alanazi, W Ounaies… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of smart cities has addressed many critical challenges associated with
conventional urbanization worldwide. However, sustainable traffic management in smart …

Load effect of automated truck platooning on highway bridges and loading strategy

T Ling, L Deng, W He, H Wu, J Deng - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Automated truck platooning (ATP) has gained growing attention due to its advantage in
reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions. However, it poses serious challenges to …

Impact of platooning connected and automated heavy vehicles on interstate freeway work zone operations

MMS Haque, LR Rilett, L Zhao - Journal of transportation …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Work zones pose mobility issues to the traveling public and safety challenges to travelers
and road maintenance workers. These safety and mobility issues may be exacerbated by …

Dynamic impact of automated truck platooning on highway bridges

T Ling, R Cao, L Deng, W He, X Wu, W Zhong - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Automated truck platooning (ATP) has attracted growing attention since it can significantly
promote energy conservation and increase transport efficiency by arranging moving trucks …

Performance impact of autonomous trucks on flexible pavements: An evaluation framework and case studies

K Huang, S Cai, B Birgisson - International Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The emerging technology of Autonomous Trucks (ATs) will significantly impact the
transportation sector. Unique traffic characteristics of ATs, such as lane choice and lateral …

Impact of rest period on asphalt concrete permanent deformation

A Alrajhi, H Ozer, IL Al-Qadi - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Truck platooning has several advantages including congestion reduction, safety, and fuel
efficiency. However, there are concerns regarding its impact on pavement performance due …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling impacts of freight automated vehicles in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

T Chowdhury, J Vaughan, MJ Roorda - Transportation Research Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Automated vehicle (AV) technology will bring about disruptive changes to transportation of
people and goods. To better understand such changes through macroscopic modeling …

Determination of dynamic amplification factors for small-and medium-span highway bridges considering the effect of automated truck platooning loads

T Ling, L Deng, W He, R Cao, W Zhong - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Automated truck platooning (ATP) has a good potential in energy conservation and carbon
emissions reduction, yet it has raised a wide concern to the safety and performance of …

Truck-platooning impacts on flexible pavements: Experimental and mechanistic approaches

A Ramakrishnan, A Alrajhi, E Okte, H Ozer, IL Al-Qadi - 2021 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
Truck platoons are expected to improve safety and reduce fuel consumption. However, their
use is projected to accelerate pavement damage due to channelized-load application (lack …