SEMSim: A Distributed Architecture for Multi-scale Traffic Simulation

ABSTRACT

With the fast urbanization of our modern society, transportation systems in cities are facing increasing problems such as congestion, collisions, and high levels of emissions. Researchers have been searching for solutions by investigating better urban planning and transportation policies, introducing new technologies such as Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), or introducing more environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles (EVs). Traffic modeling and simulation is one tool adopted by researchers for more than half a century [1] to help authorities assess new infrastructure design, and new policies without impacting real traffic.

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