SAV Operations on a Bus Line Corridor: Travel Demand, Service Frequency, and Vehicle Size

Table 1

Vehicle configurations and other simulation parameters.

		Other vehicles in traffic	SAV5	SAV10	SAV20	SAV40	Sources
Capacity (number of seats)		4	5	10	20	40	[19]
Vehicle dimension	Length (m)	4.3	4.3	5.5	7.7	12	[26, 30, 31]
	Width (m)	1.8	1.8	2.5	2.5	2.5
	Height (m)	1.5	1.5	2.8	2.8	3.4
Lane-changing model		LC2013					[29]
Car-following model	MinGap (m)	2.5	0.5	1	1.5	2	[3]
	Acceleration rate (m/s^2)	2.6	1.47	1.28	1.09	0.9	[31]
	Deceleration rate (m/s^2)	4.5	2	1.63	1.27	0.9
	Emergency deceleration rate (m/s^2)	9	7.5				[26]
	Other parameters		Krauss				[33]
Boarding duration (second per rider)		N/A	3.5		4		[34]