Simulation data of traffic in Antwerp during a typical day. Vehicle speed and position, as well as global indicators of transport reported every 60 seconds. The data is used for the analysis of the impacts of connected vehicles in the context of the exploratory research project ART (Autonomous Road Transport)
Makridis, Michail; Mattas, Konstantinos; Ciuffo, Biagio (2026): Traffic simulation data for Antwerp. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.E9CJNNG PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-tem-art1
Antwerpconnected vehiclessimulationtraffic
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In the next decades, road transport will undergo a deep transformation with the advent of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), which promise to drastically change the way we commute. CAVs hold significant potential to positively affect traffic flows, air pollution, energy use, productivity, comfort, and mobility. On the other hand, there is an increasing number of sources and reports highlighting potential problems that may arise with CAVs, such as, conservative driving (relaxed thresholds), problematic interaction with human-driven vehicles (inability to take decisions based on eye contact or body language) and increased traffic demand. Therefore, it is of high importance to assess vehicle automated functionalities in a case-study simulation. The scope of this paper is to present some preliminary results regarding the impact assessment of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) on the case-study of the ring road of Antwerp, which is responsible for almost 50% of the traffic and pollution of the city. Scenarios with various penetration rates and traffic demands were simulated showing that coordination of vehicles may be needed to significantly reduce traffic congestion and energy use.
