Fuzzy adaptive zoning algorithm: integrating LiDAR and fuzzy logic for enhanced autonomous electric vehicle navigation in controlled spaces
Available online 22 October 2025
•FAZA with LiDAR enables precise autonomous navigation in confined spaces through fuzzy logic.•Zone-based architecture achieves perfect accuracy in 96 test scenarios with LiDAR VLP-16.•Hybrid membership...
Improved model for pavement performance prediction based on recurrent neural network using LTPP database
September 2025
Accurate pavement performance prediction plays a critical role in formulating maintenance and repair strategies for transportation departments, enabling the achievement of better pavement performance...
Nighttime agglomerate fog event detection considering car light glare based on video
September 2025
Agglomerate fog event poses more serious threat than normal foggy weather to expressway traffic safety, due to its localized nature and suddenly uneven formation. However, vision-based fog detection...
Identifying the key factors of intermodal travel using interpretative ensemble learning
September 2025
•Development of a novel interpretability-based ensemble learning model to identify key factors affecting intermodal travel.•Differences in feature interpretability between the developed model and the...
Collaborative rescheduling of train timetables to relieve passenger congestions in an urban rail transit network: a rolling horizon approach
September 2025
At certain urban rail transit (URT) stations, large events, emergencies, or holidays often cause a rapid surge in passenger flow, referred to as large passenger flow (LPF) events. The passenger congestion...
Evaluating the potential for micromobility in South Florida through a stated preference survey
September 2025
This paper aims aimed at evaluating the potential for micromobility in South Florida. The influential factors motivating users to switch to micromobility modes are investigated, utilizing a stated preference...
Hierarchical dynamic modeling for highway network real-time risk forecasting with digitalized vehicle data
September 2025
In traffic safety management, identifying high-risk areas prone to traffic crashes is crucial. Road authorities focus on these high-risk segments to implement strategies that mitigate the impact of...
Non-linear relationship between built environment and active travel: a hybrid model considering spatial heterogeneity
September 2025
Exploring the mechanisms between the built environment and active travel is crucial for promoting green transportation and fostering the sustainable development of cities. Existing literature focuses...
Evaluating the role of AI and empirical models for predicting regional economic growth and transportation dynamics: an application of advanced AI approaches
September 2025
The advent of the artificial intelligence (AI) age offers substantial potentials for predicting regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth and transportation dynamics. This article presents an in-depth...
Commercial adaptive cruise control (ACC) and capacity drop at freeway bottlenecks
September 2025
Vehicle automation has already become commercially available. Today’s mainstream vehicles are equipped with adaptive cruise control (ACC) to automate longitudinal car-following (CF). However, ACC’s...
Investigation and optimization of short-term aging test conditions for asphalt binders
September 2025
The existing short-term aging test methods have disadvantages such as not being suitable for high viscosity modified asphalt, independent aging degree, and poor testing convenience. Therefore, this...
Geometric design optimization of speed tables at urban arterials using UAV assistance
September 2025
One of the primary risk factors at junctions on urban roads is vehicle speed. To curb over-speeding and road crashes at intersections, traffic calming measures are introduced. Current research aims...
Freeway merging trajectory prediction for automated vehicles using naturalistic driving data
September 2025
Due to the speed difference and the complex interaction between merging and through-lane vehicles at freeway merging sections, crashes involving both human drivers and automated vehicles (AVs) persist....
Evaluation of equivalent axle load factors for multi axles based on fatigue tests using actual strain waveforms
September 2025
Equivalent axle load factor (EALF) is used to characterize the fatigue damage effect of multi-axle loads on asphalt pavement. EALF is calculated as the ratio of the pavement’s fatigue resistance under...
Modelling of Marshall stability of polypropylene fibre reinforced asphalt concrete using support vector machine and artificial neural network
September 2025
The present study assesses the proficiency of support vector machine (SVM) models utilizing four kernel functions, i.e., normalized polynomial kernel function (SVM-NormPoly), radial basis kernel function...
Self-explaining analysis of facility environments on 2-lane rural roads with an improved lightweight CNN considering drivers’ visual perception
September 2025
•An improved lightweight CNN is presented to analyze the self-explaining function of facility environments on rural roads.•This improved lightweight CNN considers drivers’ visual perception characteristics.•Semantics...
Mechanical and metallurgical assessment of a submerged arc welded surfaced rail
September 2025
Rail surfaces are often damaged under constant loading, making repair of these areas essential for optimal performance in a railroad network. However, the traditional methods of improving rails are...
Exploring the spatial relationship between urban built environment and green travel: an improved semi-parametric GWR approach
September 2025
Public transit and non-motorized travel offer numerous environmental, social, and public health benefits. Existing literature focuses on the correlation between the built environment and green travel...
Using statewide transportation planning model to forecast demand for electric vehicle charging at stations along intercity highways
September 2025
The availability of charging stations (CSs) with adequate capacity is critical for the growth in ownership and usage of electric vehicles (EVs). In the United States, the state departments of transportation...
Demand-aware distributed pathfinding for repositioning vehicles in shared-use autonomous mobility services
September 2025
Shared-use autonomous mobility services (SAMSs) have the potential to provide accessible and demand-responsive mobility to passengers, while benefitting from autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and bypassing...
A two-stage stochastic model for road-rail intermodal freight transportation under demand and capacity uncertainty
Available online 30 August 2025
•Development of a two-stage stochastic optimization model for intermodal freight transport.•Focus on road-rail integration with fixed train schedules under stochastic demand and capacity constraints.•Incorporation...
Redefining metropolitan skies: Fluid dynamics-driven air corridors for urban air mobility
Available online 28 August 2025
To address the challenges of low-altitude airspace utilization and safety in urban air mobility, this study proposes a fluid dynamics-driven framework for generating adaptive air corridors. The primary...
A detection method for rail internal defects based on data augmentation and lightweight deep network
Available online 21 August 2025
Detecting internal defects in degrading rails to ensure transport capacity and safety in railway engineering has consistently been a critical concern. However, current ultrasonic-based detection works...
Centralized agent-based model for efficient dispatching of autonomous taxis in smart cities
Available online 11 July 2025
Transforming cities into smart cities is an important and aspirational goal in the rapidly evolving technological landscape. A key aspect of this transformation is the emergence of Autonomous Taxis...
Acoustic properties and durability of porous low-noise pavement solutions to improve acoustic environment: A critical literature review
Available online 3 July 2025
Road traffic noise represents a significant source of noise pollution in residential areas. Studies have confirmed the availability of dissipating the sound energy generated by the interaction between...
