Addressing hazardous weather conditions on Middle East highways with smart infrastructure and connected vehicles using agent-based simulation

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

The lack of visibility due to foggy conditions is known to cause of a lot of accidents every year in the United Arab Emirates, eventually leading to fatal injuries. Yet, today’s technology can help to overcome these visibility issues by providing dynamic information to the driver about the current weather and an appropriate speed limit. This paper explores four strategies, ranging from static road signs to advanced inter-vehicular communication, to better warn the drivers and make them adapt their speed depending on the weather. To evaluate the impact of each policy, agent-based simulations are designed and performed. The results show that a dynamic communication about the weather conditions, supported by either an infrastructure-to-vehicle or a vehicle-to-vehicle protocol, can reduce the probability of occurrence of accidents.

ISSN

1617-4909

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Agent-based simulation, Foggy weather condition, Microscopic simulation, Traffic simulation

Scopus ID

85170258467

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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