Autonomous Intersection Management

Goal

The goal of this project is to optimize traffic through multiple autonomous intersections. In past work, the autonomous intersection has been shown to improve traffic throughput in a single intersection. However, little is known about coordinating multiple autonomous intersections in order to optimize traffic flow through a network of interconnected roads. We plan to investigate exactly this problem.

Several promising approach we are considering at this point to optimize traffic flow through a network of autonomous intersections are Microtolling, dynamically closing and opening roads, and adaptive capacity flows (the ability to change the flow of traffic on a given road when necessary).