Authors
Navreet Virdi, Hanna Grzybowska, S Travis Waller, Vinayak Dixit
Publication date
2019/10/1
Journal
Accident Analysis & Prevention
Volume
131
Pages
95-111
Publisher
Pergamon
Description
The transportation network can provide additional utility by addressing the safety concerns on roads. On-road fatalities are an unfortunate loss of life and lead to significant costs for society and the economy. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), envisaged as operating with idealised safety and cooperation, could be a means of mitigating these costs. This paper intends to provide insights into the safety improvements to be attained by incrementally transitioning the fleet to CAVs. This investigation is done by constructing a calibrated microsimulation environment in Vissim and deploying the custom developed Virdi CAV Control Protocol (VCCP) algorithm for CAV behaviour. The CAV behaviour is implemented using an application programming interface and a dynamic linking library. CAVs are introduced to the environment in 10% increments, and safety performance is assessed using the Surrogate Safety …
Scholar articles
N Virdi, H Grzybowska, ST Waller, V Dixit - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2019