Research Article

Simulation Study of Autonomous Vehicles’ Effect on Traffic Flow Characteristics including Autonomous Buses

Table 1

Parameters in the model.

ParametersDescription

(m)The distance of the n autonomous car from the preceding vehicle
(m)The distance of the n manual car from the preceding vehicle
(m)The distance of n autonomous bus from the preceding vehicle
(m)The distance of the n manual bus from the preceding vehicle
(m)Left side front distance of the n autonomous car in the target line
(m)Left side front distance of the n manual car in the target line
(m)Left side front distance of the n autonomous bus in the target line
(m)Left side front distance of the n manual bus in the target line
(m)Left side back distance of the n autonomous car in the target line
(m)Left side back distance of n manual car in the target line
(m)Left side back distance of the n manual bus in the target line
(m)Left side back distance of the n autonomous bus in the target line
(m)Right side front distance of the n autonomous car in the target line
(m)Right side front distance of the n manual car in the target line
(m)Right side front distance of the n autonomous bus in the target line
(m)Right side front distance of the n manual bus in the target line
(m)Right side back distance of the n autonomous car in the target line
(m)Right side back distance of n manual car in the target line
(m)Right side back distance of the n manual bus in the target line
(m)Right side back distance of the n autonomous bus in the target line
(m)The size of each cell
The current speed of an n autonomous car
The current speed of an n manual car
The current speed of an n autonomous bus
The current speed of an n manual bus
The maximum speed of an n autonomous car
The maximum speed of an n manual car
The maximum speed of an n autonomous bus
The maximum speed of an n manual bus
The speed of back vehicle on the right side in target line
The speed of back vehicle on the left side in target line