Simulation of automated transport offers for the city of Brunswick

Abstract

The introduction of automated vehicles in the transport system is widely expected to have significant impact on traffic flow and safety, mobility behavior, car ownership and modal usage. Not only the replacement of conventional passenger cars by automated ones but also other forms of mobility offers are being discussed, such as the introduction of vehicle-on-demand fleets. When investigating the effects of such systems, the changes in the perceived travel time have to be regarded. Within this paper, the effects of introducing automated vehicles as well as vehicle-on-demand and shared vehicle-on-demand offers are presented. Eight different simulation settings with different fleet sizes and shares of private automated vehicles were evaluated using an agent-based demand model. The factors for value of time were obtained from a stated preference user survey. The results show only minor changes in the modal split and the amount of rides for the city of Brunswick due to the relatively small travel distances prevailing.