Статья

Sustainable Traffic Management for Smart Cities Using Internet-of-Things-Oriented Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Challenges and Recommendations

Auwal Alhassan MusaCivil Engineering Department, Mewar University, Chittorgarh 312901, IndiaSalim Idris MalamiSchool of Energy, Geo-Science, Infrastructure and Society, Institute for Sustainable Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UKFayez AlanaziCivil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi ArabiaWassef OunaiesCivil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi ArabiaMohammed Awad AlshammariCivil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi ArabiaSadi Ibrahim HarunaSchool of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China

2023en

ABI

Аннотация

The emergence of smart cities has addressed many critical challenges associated with conventional urbanization worldwide. However, sustainable traffic management in smart cities has received less attention from researchers due to its complex and heterogeneous nature, which directly affects smart cities’ transportation systems. The study aimed at addressing traffic-related issues in smart cities by focusing on establishing a sustainable framework based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications. To sustain the management of traffic in smart cities, which is composed of a hybridized stream of human-driven vehicles (HDV) and connected automated vehicles (CAV), a dual approach was employed by considering traffic as either modeling- and analysis-based, or/and the decision-making issues of previous research works. Moreover, the two techniques utilized real-time traffic data, and collected vehicle and road users’ information using AI sensors and ITS-based devices. These data can be processed and transmitted using machine learning algorithms and cloud computing for traffic management, traffic decision-making policies, and documentation for future use. The proposed framework suggests that deploying such systems in smart cities’ transportation could play a significant role in predicting traffic outcomes, traffic forecasting, traffic decongestion, minimizing road users’ lost hours, suggesting alternative routes, and simplifying urban transportation activities for urban dwellers. Also, the proposed integrated framework adopted can address issues related to pollution in smart cities by promoting public transportation and advocating low-carbon emission zones. By implementing these solutions, smart cities can achieve sustainable traffic management and reduce their carbon footprint, making them livable and environmentally friendly.

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DOI: 10.3390/su15139859

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