Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
This paper envisions and assesses the performance of an autonomous bus-on-demand (ABoD) system. We take Fuyang, Zhejiang, China, as the study area to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of bus travel demand during workdays, and we propose replacing inefficient bus routes with the ABoD system...
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| description | This paper envisions and assesses the performance of an autonomous bus-on-demand (ABoD) system. We take Fuyang, Zhejiang, China, as the study area to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of bus travel demand during workdays, and we propose replacing inefficient bus routes with the ABoD system. Agent-based models with various bus dispatching and operation control strategies are constructed to evaluate the performance of the ABoD system. The behaviors and interactions of the agents, passengers, autonomous buses, and a control center are designed. After the verification of the simulated bus travel demand with real-world demand, a series of scenarios with various ABoD operation strategies are simulated. The simulation results show that, in comparison with both current fixed-schedule bus services and the optimized bus dispatching strategies, the ABoD system occupies fewer road resources and utilizes bus vehicles more efficiently. Besides, the system is adaptive to the sudden surge in bus travel demand and is economically sustainable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-110d57f060b149db8e09245344dbc2ba2025-08-20T02:02:20ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952020-01-01202010.1155/2020/79817917981791Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, ChinaZhikang Zhai0Ying Yang1Yu Shen2Yuxiong Ji3Yuchuan Du4Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaKey Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaKey Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaKey Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaKey Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaThis paper envisions and assesses the performance of an autonomous bus-on-demand (ABoD) system. We take Fuyang, Zhejiang, China, as the study area to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution of bus travel demand during workdays, and we propose replacing inefficient bus routes with the ABoD system. Agent-based models with various bus dispatching and operation control strategies are constructed to evaluate the performance of the ABoD system. The behaviors and interactions of the agents, passengers, autonomous buses, and a control center are designed. After the verification of the simulated bus travel demand with real-world demand, a series of scenarios with various ABoD operation strategies are simulated. The simulation results show that, in comparison with both current fixed-schedule bus services and the optimized bus dispatching strategies, the ABoD system occupies fewer road resources and utilizes bus vehicles more efficiently. Besides, the system is adaptive to the sudden surge in bus travel demand and is economically sustainable.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7981791 |
| spellingShingle | Zhikang Zhai Ying Yang Yu Shen Yuxiong Ji Yuchuan Du Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| title_full | Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| title_short | Assessing the Impacts of Autonomous Bus-on-Demand Based on Agent-Based Simulation: A Case Study of Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| title_sort | assessing the impacts of autonomous bus on demand based on agent based simulation a case study of fuyang zhejiang china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7981791 |
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