Autonomous Vehicles: Revolutionizing Traffic Safety with Intelligent Active Traffic Management

The rapid evolution of connected and cooperative automated mobility (CCAM) is transforming urban transportation. Advanced autonomous vehicle technologies offer significant opportunities to improve traffic safety, efficiency, and sustainability. However, modern urban mobility faces complex challenges, such as minimizing collision risks and enhancing the resilience of dense traffic networks.

This Research Topic aims to explore innovative solutions in autonomous vehicle technologies for active traffic management systems. The scope includes, but is not limited to:

o Deep Reinforcement Learning-based variable speed limit strategies

o Real-time traffic flow control and incident management

o Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication for cooperative manoeuvres

o Integration of autonomous and connected vehicles in smart transportation systems

o Impact analysis on road safety, congestion reduction, and network resilience

o Sustainable mobility solutions enabled by intelligent vehicle systems

This Research Topic welcomes manuscripts which look to:

o Investigate advanced, AI-driven approaches for autonomous traffic management.

o Assess how integration of CCAM and DRL technology can mitigate collision risks and build robust transportation infrastructures.

o Collect case studies demonstrating the application and effectiveness of cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technologies.

o Align technological advancements with sustainable development goals in urban transportation.

This collection supports the journal’s focus on innovative approaches in transportation, mobility, and smart city systems. By highlighting both technical advances and interdisciplinary perspectives, this Research Topic will serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers shaping the future of autonomous mobility.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Original Research
• Perspective
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: connected and cooperative automated mobility (CCAM), Active Traffic Management, Transportation Safety

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.