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A review on agent-based technology for traffic and transportation

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  • Abstract: In the last few years, the number of papers devoted to applications of agent-based technologies to traffic and transportation engineering has grown enormously. Thus, it seems to be the appropriate time to shed light over the achievements of the last decade, on the questions that have been successfully addressed, as well as on remaining challenging issues. In the present paper, we review the literature related to the areas of agent-based traffic modelling and simulation, and agent-based traffic control and management. Later we discuss and summarize the main achievements and the challenges.
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    Ana L. C. Bazzan, Franziska Klügl. 2014. A review on agent-based technology for traffic and transportation. The Knowledge Engineering Review 29(3)375−403, doi: 10.1017/S0269888913000118
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Abstract: Abstract: In the last few years, the number of papers devoted to applications of agent-based technologies to traffic and transportation engineering has grown enormously. Thus, it seems to be the appropriate time to shed light over the achievements of the last decade, on the questions that have been successfully addressed, as well as on remaining challenging issues. In the present paper, we review the literature related to the areas of agent-based traffic modelling and simulation, and agent-based traffic control and management. Later we discuss and summarize the main achievements and the challenges.

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    Ana L. C. Bazzan, Franziska Klügl. 2014. A review on agent-based technology for traffic and transportation. The Knowledge Engineering Review 29(3)375−403, doi: 10.1017/S0269888913000118
    Ana L. C. Bazzan, Franziska Klügl. 2014. A review on agent-based technology for traffic and transportation. The Knowledge Engineering Review 29(3)375−403, doi: 10.1017/S0269888913000118
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