Title: Effect of Adaptive and Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control on Throughput of Signalized Arterials,
Abstract: The paper evaluates the influence of the maximum vehicle acceleration and
variable proportions of ACC/CACC vehicles on the throughput of an intersection.
Two cases are studied: (1) free road downstream of the intersection; and (2)
red light at some distance downstream of the intersection. Simulation of a
4-mile stretch of an arterial with 13 signalized intersections is used to
evaluate the impact of (C)ACC vehicles on the mean and standard deviation of
travel time as the proportion of (C)ACC vehicles is increased. The results
suggest a very high urban mobility benefit of (C)ACC vehicles at little or no
cost in infrastructure.