[en] We address the problem of shock wave formation in uncoordinated highway traffic. First, we identify the combination of heavy traffic and small traffic perturbations or unexpected driver actions as the main causes of highway traffic jams. Then we introduce a novel distributed communication protocol that enables us to eliminate upstream shock wave formation even with low system penetration rates. Based on traffic information ahead, we propose a Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance System (CADAS) that recommends non-intuitive velocity reductions in order to redistribute traffic more uniformly thereby eliminating traffic peaks. Simulation results show that CADAS significantly increases the average velocity and therewith reduces the overall travel time and avoids unnecessary slowdowns.
Research center :
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Disciplines :
Computer science
Author, co-author :
Forster, Markus ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)
Frank, Raphaël ; University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)
Gerla, Mario; University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA > Dept. of Computer Science
Engel, Thomas ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)
Language :
English
Title :
A Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance System to Mitigate Vehicular Traffic Shock Waves
Publication date :
2014
Event name :
IEEE Infocom 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
Event place :
Toronto, Canada
Event date :
26-04-2014 to 02-05-2014
Audience :
International
Main work title :
IEEE INFOCOM 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
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