A vehicle route management solution enabled by Wireless Vehicular Networks

Traffic congestion is a very serious problem which is growing worse as the number of cars on the road continues to increase, out-pacing the provision of road capacity. This paper presents a novel vehicle routing algorithm for TraffCon - an innovative traffic management system for wireless vehicular...

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Published inIEEE INFOCOM Workshops 2008 pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Collins, K., Muntean, G.-M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2008
Subjects
Automotive engineering
Communication system traffic control
Costs
Disaster management
Engineering management
Fuels
Road vehicles
Routing
Telecommunication traffic
Timing
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Summary:Traffic congestion is a very serious problem which is growing worse as the number of cars on the road continues to increase, out-pacing the provision of road capacity. This paper presents a novel vehicle routing algorithm for TraffCon - an innovative traffic management system for wireless vehicular networks. The algorithm tackles the traffic congestion problem by seeking to optimize the usage of the existing road capacity, reduce vehicle trip times and decrease fuel consumption and the consequent gas emissions. Results demonstrate that the algorithm significantly reduces congestion, journey times and fuel consumption and emissions in comparison with an existing approach.
ISBN:9781424422197
1424422191
DOI:10.1109/INFOCOM.2008.4544658