Future Transportation, Volume 5, Issue 3

Medium- and long-term international road safety goals require continued advancement of scientific research, especially with regard to the human component. Recent technological advances in sensor technology offer new opportunities to more accurately c...

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are rapidly becoming a reality, with a series of cities in the world currently testing applications. Despite these developments, the existing analyses in the literature concerning the impacts of such developments on urban tr...

Achieving global carbon neutrality by 2050 requires active decarbonization efforts from both developed and developing countries, with the latter being responsible for most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study examines the potential of low-carbo...

One type of transportation system developed in several cities is the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. BRT systems are influenced by various factors, and route planning is one of the most important ones, which involves aspects such as route design, bus...

Automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to shape the future of transportation and to improve traffic flow and safety. Studies have focused on AVs effects on traffic flow during the transition to full automation, with few examining their influence on hu...

As road transport continues to evolve with advancements in automation and intelligent traffic management, optimizing emergency response operations remains a critical challenge in urban mobility. This study presents an innovative data-driven framework...

Over recent years, driven by intertwined economic, social, environmental, and technological factors, urbanization has accelerated at an unprecedented pace, posing complex challenges to metropolitan transport systems. This has intensified the demand f...

The decarbonization and automation of port operations are emerging as key strategies to enhance the sustainability and efficiency of maritime logistics. This study proposes a simulation-based framework to assess the operational and environmental impa...

Efficient threat detection in X-ray cargo inspection is critical for the security of the global supply chain. This study evaluates YOLO-based object-detection models from YOLOv5 to the latest, YOLOv11, which is enhanced with modified loss functions a...

Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) offer a promising response to environmental and urban mobility challenges. This study is among the first to exploratorily examine their use, user characteristics, and owner evaluations. A qualitative pre-study with four...

This paper presents an initial contribution to a broader research initiative focused on the aggregate calibration of travel demand sub-models using low-cost and widely accessible data. Specifically, this first phase investigates methods and algorithm...

Combining public transportation (PT) with Bike-Sharing Systems (BSSs) offers a pathway toward the sustainable development of urban mobility. These systems can reduce fuel consumption, air pollution, and street congestion, especially during peak hours...

As the realization of fully autonomous driving becomes increasingly plausible, its rapid development raises serious privacy concerns. At present, while personal information of passengers and pedestrians is routinely collected, its purpose and usage h...

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the road cross-section configuration and junction types on traffic safety along selected bypasses in Poland. The study evaluates the safety implications of different design alternatives ba...

This study investigates the impact of railway transfer penalties on the demographic structure of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. While previous research has emphasized travel time to the city center as a key determinant of socio-demographic structure, t...

Using the 2022 National Household Travel Survey data, this study explores the socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing vehicle miles traveled and driving decisions of Americans with travel-limiting disabilities. It employs descriptive statis...

In this paper, we develop a dynamic pricing mechanism for a meal delivery platform that offers multiple transportation modes for order deliveries. We consider orders from heterogeneous customers who select their preferred delivery mode based on indiv...

Strategic fleet renewal represents a fundamental challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public entities seeking to align their operational objectives with sustainable mobility practices. This paper proposes a hybrid decision supp...

With the increasing digitalization and connectivity of transportation systems, there are many opportunities for data-based approaches in transportation planning and management. In this context, data quality management has a special role to play, incl...

This paper explores how modular construction can enhance airport sustainability, highlighting example applications at US airports. Whereas traditional construction builds sequentially on-site, modular construction (also known as prefabricated, off-si...

Electric Level 4 connected automated vehicles (CAVs) are now allowed to demonstrate their automation capability in shared mobility robotaxi and microtransit services in geofenced areas in several cities around the world. Private and public sector sta...

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions in freight transportation is considered a key objective in contemporary sustainable supply chain management. While several tools and standards have been developed to estimate transport-related emissions, most rely on...

The growing complexity of urban mobility necessitates more adaptive, data-driven approaches to transport demand forecasting. This study incorporates anonymized Call Detail Record (CDR) data—originally collected for mobile network billing—...

This paper presents the design and implementation of a high-precision vehicle detection and classification system for toll stations on national highways in Colombia, leveraging LiDAR-based 3D point cloud processing and supervised machine learning. Th...

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) and Group Rapid Transit (GRT) are classes of fully automated public transport systems, where passengers can travel in small vehicles on an interconnected, grade-separated network of guideways, non-stop, from origin to des...

While there are studies on bicycle crashes, no study has investigated the spatial analysis of fatal and injury bicycle crashes in the state of Ohio. This study fills this gap in the literature by mapping and investigating the bicycle crash-prone area...

Motor vehicle crashes are a persistent cause of unintentional deaths in the United States. Scholarship on how manmade interventions and natural phenomena interact to effectuate such calamitous outcomes is longstanding. One manmade intervention of int...

This study investigates the factors influencing school trip mode choice among senior high school students in the Chiang Rai urban area, Chiang Rai, Thailand, under normal and adverse weather conditions. Utilizing data from 472 students across six ext...

The swift advancements in autonomous vehicle systems have facilitated their implementation across various industries, including agriculture. However, studies primarily focus on passenger vehicles, with fewer examining autonomous trucks. Therefore, th...

Urban transport is a key driver of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, making its decarbonization essential to achieving EU climate neutrality targets. This study examines how European strategies, such as the Green Deal, the Sustainable and Smart Mob...

The structural design of rail vehicle bodies significantly influences rail vehicle performance, passenger comfort, and operational efficiency. This study presents a comparative analysis of three key concepts of a rail vehicle body, namely a different...

Previous reviews have examined specific facets of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in transportation planning, such as transit-focused applications and open source geospatial tools. However, this study offers the first systematic, PRISMA-guided l...

This work proposes a new method to refill fuel cell electric vehicle hydrogen tanks from a storage system in hydrogen refueling stations. The new method uses the storage tanks in cascade to supply hydrogen to the refueling station dispensers. This me...

Transportation is often cited as a significant barrier to healthcare access by Veterans, particularly those from minority groups, who have disabilities, or live in rural areas. Autonomous shuttles (AS) offer a potential solution, yet limited research...

We introduce a waypoint-based flow capture location model (WbFCLM) for siting facilities on networks with the objective of maximally capturing flows. The advantages of the waypoint-based formulation are that (1) demand is modeled along observed traje...

Urban areas are facing increasing traffic congestion, pollution, and infrastructure strain. Traditional urban transportation systems are often fragmented. They require users to plan, pay, and travel across multiple disconnected services. Mobility-as-...

Electric buses (EBs) are increasingly adopted for their environmental and operational benefits, yet their real-world efficiency is influenced by climate, route characteristics, and auxiliary energy demands. While most existing research identifies win...

Efficient detection of road surface defects is vital for timely maintenance and traffic safety. This study introduces a novel AI-powered web framework, TriRoad AI, that integrates multiple versions of the You Only Look Once (YOLO) object detection al...

Climate change, the consequences of which have been more intense than ever in the last few decades, makes the need for sustainable transportation even more imperative. The promotion of public transportation and the discouragement of private car use a...

As electric vehicles (EVs) become increasingly integrated into urban mobility, the load on electrical grids increases, prompting innovative energy management strategies. This paper investigates the deployment of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services at the...

This study aims to predict the purpose of the use of IC card data in LRT immediately after its opening by means of a questionnaire survey and to understand the changes in the number of commuters to better understand the growth in LRT commuter ridersh...

This paper explores the potential of public webcams as a source of data for transport research. Eight different open-source object detection models were tested on three publicly accessible webcams located in the city of Brunswick, Germany. Fifteen im...

Traffic safety assessments rely on Surrogate Safety Measures (SSMs), yet their diversity hinders understanding and selection. This paper proposes a novel conceptual framework to systematically categorize SSMs through what we term Motion Scenario Mapp...

This study presents a comprehensive review of risk assessment and scheduling techniques in highway construction, addressing the complex interplay between uncertainty, project planning, and decision-making. The research critically reviews key risk ass...

Bicycle use has been increasing in many countries for active, sustainable transportation and recreation. Bicycling can benefit an individual’s mental and physical health and contribute to a community’s well-being and desirability, and it...

Railway infrastructures necessitate the inspection of various elements to ensure operational safety. This study concentrates on five key components: rail, sleepers and ballast, track geometry, and catenary. The operational principles of the primary d...

This study is titled “Success Factors in Transport Interventions: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review (1990–2022)”. The purpose of the systematic review is to (1) identify effective interventions for transitioning individuals from priv...

This study outlines a conceptual discussion within the transport planning field through an extensive systematic literature review that draws upon diverse case studies on alternative transportation. The article focuses on context-dependent multidimens...

Delays in road construction projects pose significant challenges in the Philippines, resulting in increased costs, project overruns, and unmet infrastructure goals. Common causes include poor financial management, inadequate subcontractor performance...

Walking and cycling, as active modes of transportation, play a vital role in advancing sustainable urban mobility by reducing emissions and improving public health. However, widespread adoption faces challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, safe...