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Asymmetric Lane Change Rules for a Microscopic Highway Traffic Model

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Cellular Automata (ACRI 2014)

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For simulating multi-lane highway traffic with cellular automata (CA) traffic models, realistic lane change rules are required. In many countries, legal regulations distinguish between driving lanes and overtaking lanes. Therefore, asymmetric lane change rules are needed. In this contribution, the CA traffic model by Lee et al (Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(23) (2004) 238702) is extended with those rules. The presented ruleset is then studied in simulations of two-lane and three-lane highways.

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  1. Physik von Transport und Verkehr, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

    Lars Habel & Michael Schreckenberg

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  2. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100, Xanthi, Greece

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  3. CSAI - Complex Systems and Artificial Intelligence Research Center, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milan, Italy

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Habel, L., Schreckenberg, M. (2014). Asymmetric Lane Change Rules for a Microscopic Highway Traffic Model. In: Wąs, J., Sirakoulis, G.C., Bandini, S. (eds) Cellular Automata. ACRI 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8751. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11520-7_66

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