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An ethical trajectory planning algorithm for autonomous vehicles
With the rise of artificial intelligence and automation, moral decisions that were formerly the preserve of humans are being put into the hands of...
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Trajectory Planning of Autonomous Vehicles Based on Parameterized Control Optimization in Dynamic on-Road Environments
This paper presents a trajectory planning framework to deal with the highly dynamic environments for on-road driving. The trajectory optimization...
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Spatial Distribution Pattern of Pedestrian Road Accidents in a South Asian City: A Case Study of Chennai
This paper demonstrates a novel methodology for the preliminary examination of pedestrian accident patterns in an urban area. For designing a...
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The variability of urban safety performance functions for different road elements: an Italian case study
BackgroundUrban safety performance functions are used to predict crash frequencies, mostly based on Negative Binomial (NB) count models. They could...
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Assessment of Utilization of the Foot Over Bridges in Delhi
There has been an increase in the urban population coupled with economic opportunities which have motorized and privatized travel patterns. Private...
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The Role of Smart Cities in Building the Resilience of Vulnerable Communities: Three Case Studies from Europe, Asia, and Africa
The smart city is an emerging dominant urban development paradigm worldwide. Many local governments are using technology solutions to address their...
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Development of Model for Road Crashes and Identification of Accident Spots
The aim of this study is to assess the safety of multi-lane rural highway in India. This paper shows the application of a generalized linear modeling...
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TREE: Trust-Based Authenticated and Secure Dissemination of Emergency Event Information for the Network of Connected Vehicles
The Vehicular communication network (VCN) becomes vulnerable to many kinds of security threats due to wireless communication and the unavailability...
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An Effective Data Security Mechanism for Secured Data Communications Using Hybrid Cryptographic Technique and Quantum Key Distribution
One of the most flamboyant technological novelties of today's world is cloud computing, which has been fuelled by the increase in the number of smart...
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A Lightweight Fine-Grained VRU Detection Model for Roadside Units
Object detection of vulnerable road users (VRU) under low computing resources of roadside units is one of the key technologies to achieve...
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Study on Pedestrian Crossing Behaviour at Uncontrolled Intersection
Pedestrians one of the vulnerable road users, have become more susceptible to traffic crashes with the rapid growth of motor vehicles in India....
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Mechanical and leaching characterisation of impact-absorbing rubberised asphalts for urban pavements
A new impact-absorbing material is being developed to protect vulnerable road users in urban areas and has been produced and tested, mechanically and...
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Factors Influencing Pedestrian Crashes in Dhaka City: A Multiple Correspondence Analysis Approach
Pedestrian road safety is a major concern in Dhaka, where pedestrians account for 65% of fatal crashes. To alleviate this situation, pedestrian...
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Estimated crash avoidance with the hypothetical introduction of automated vehicles: a simulation based on experts’ assessment from French in-depth data
ObjectiveWe aimed to quantify, through simulations using real crash data, the number of potentially avoided crashes following different replacement...
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Correction to: Making Compact Two-Lane Roundabouts Effective for Vulnerable Road Users: An Assessment of Transport-Related Externalities
In the original version of the book, the following belated correction has been incorporated: The Acknowledgement section in Chapter 9 has been...
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DPoS-Based Blockchain Payments for Electrified Roads: Ensuring Security, Efficiency and Transparency
The electrification of roads has been identified as an important step toward reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable transportation....
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Design of Contact Protection Intelligent Guide Robot Based on Multi Environment Simulation Detection
Blind people are vulnerable groups without visual perception ability, and walking in urban roads with complex traffic often brings great...
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Criminal Activities and Road Accidents in Nigerian Transport Industry
The frequent cases of road crashes have been attributed to human factors including crime-related activities. High level of crime may affect road...
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No Impacts on Users’ Health: How Indoor Air Quality Assessments Can Promote Health and Prevent Disease
Despite being an active topic of discussion since the 1980s, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) remains an emerging public health topic, with increasing...
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Automated Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users: Envisioning a Healthy, Safe and Equitable Future
This chapter provides an overview and recap of the AVS 2018 Breakout Session #8, AVs & Vulnerable Road Users: Envisioning a Healthy, Safe, and...