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DESCRIPTION:The ERC Advanced Grant TrafficFluid (2019-2024) launches a nove
 l paradigm for vehicular traffic in the era of connected and automated veh
 icles (CAVs)\, which is based on two combined principles. The first princi
 ple is lane-free traffic\, which renders the driving task for CAVs smoothe
 r and safer\, as risky lane-changing manoeuvres become obsolete\; increase
 s the capacity of the roadway due to increased road occupancy\; and mitiga
 tes congestion-triggering vehicle manoeuvres. The second principle is vehi
 cle nudging\, whereby vehicles may be "pushing" other vehicles in front of
  them\; this allows for traffic flow to be freed from the anisotropy restr
 iction\, which stems from the fact that human driving is influenced only b
 y downstream vehicles. Vehicle nudging may be implemented in various possi
 ble ways\, so as to enhance the traffic flow efficiency and stability\, su
 bject to safety and convenience constraints. \n\nLane-free CAV traffic imp
 lies that incremental road widening (narrowing) leads to corresponding inc
 remental increase (decrease) of capacity. This opens the way for real-time
  internal boundary control on highways and arterials\, in order to flexibl
 y share the total (both directions) road width and capacity among the two 
 directions in dependence of the bi-directional demand and traffic conditio
 ns\, so as to maximize the total (two directions) flow efficiency. The pro
 blem is formulated as a convex QP (Quadratic Programming) or as an LQ-Regu
 lator problem\, and representative case studies shed light on and demonstr
 ate the features and potential of the novel control action. \n\nThe semina
 r concludes with the brief presentation of a conventional lane-free case s
 tudy referring to the Place Charles de Gaulle roundabout in Paris.
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SUMMARY:Markos Papageorgiou Presents: A New Traffic Paradigm in the CAV Era
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