Information and communication technologies (ICT) are fundamental components of any development in the field of traffic estimation and control. The design and deployment of multimodal advanced transportation systems involve interdisciplinary expertise and effective utilization of new technologies. Nowadays, there are an increasing number of instrumented networks and transportation deployments around the world, and, as a consequence, the research community in this domain has entered the era of big data. The wealthy amount of traffic data that is available in real time can support the development of modern systematic approaches and methodological tools for estimation and control.

Recent advances in transportation (e.g., emerging vehicle communication and automation technologies) have generated new types of measurements, vehicles and infrastructure communications, and control actuation capabilities. All these enable the transportation community to adapt its research topics accordingly and exploit the opportunities resulting from these new developments to improve traffic estimation and control. There is an essential and timely need for new theoretical techniques and algorithms that can accompany the technological achievements and consequently enhance the performance of transportation systems.

The purpose of this special issue is to publish high quality research papers addressing innovative approaches to improve traffic estimation and control by utilizing recent advances and developments in the area of ICT. We seek original contributions that are not yet published or are not currently under review by any other journals or peer-reviewed conferences.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• ICT for emerging traffic operations
• Big data and machine learning for traffic estimation
• Modeling and analysis of large-scale complex transportation systems
• Sensors and surveillance of intelligent transportation systems
• Telematics and innovative control for transport networks
• ICT for connected/smart mobility in cities
• Analyzing and controlling mobility patterns in urban environments