Re:Altruistic Autonomy: Beating Congestion on Shared Roads
by karmakaze on Sunday January 20, 2019 @03:42PM
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This model is overlooking some aspects of traffic flow. The most important one is that flow does not increase and decrease smoothly. As density increases there starts to be shock waves that bounce longitundinally[0].
It would also makes sense to also distribute some autonomous vehicles along the train to minimize these shock waves. A much simplier solution is to autonomously centre between the vehicle in front and rear[1]. Doing so smoothly is simple local logic which may improve flow rates dramatically but I don't know if it's been implemented anywhere.
It would also makes sense to also distribute some autonomous vehicles along the train to minimize these shock waves. A much simplier solution is to autonomously centre between the vehicle in front and rear[1]. Doing so smoothly is simple local logic which may improve flow rates dramatically but I don't know if it's been implemented anywhere.