Autonomous Vehicles

Implications and predictions through

simulation

Sebastian Hörl

IDEA League Presentation

ETH Zürich, IVT

13 April 2018

Transport Simulation

https://pixabay.com/en/traffic-jam-stop-and-go-rush-hour-143391

Senozon VIA

Home

Work

Shopping

Home

until 8:30

9:00 - 18:00

18:15 - 18:30

from 18:15

Walk

Walk

Public Transport

Agent-based transport simulation

MATSim

Scenario

Network simulation

Scoring of the plans

Selection and Mutation

Agent-based transport simulation

MATSim

Background Map: OpenStreetMap            Visualization: Senozon VIA          Moritz Hohenfellner (2017)

Access to

Mobility

Effective

Capacities

Costs

vs

Individualization

Empty distance

Travels

Net effect?

Self-driving vehicles

Systemic effects

Self-driving vehicles

Accessibility

Implications?

Refuel / Recharge / Maintenance

Parking / Pick-up / Drop-off

https://www.flickr.com/photos/viriyincy/4528290409

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zeichen_365-65_-_Ladestation_f%C3%BCr_Elektrofahrzeuge,_StVO_2014.svg

Self-driving vehicles

Constraints

AV Simulation

Taxis

Pick up customer

Drive to destination

Drop off customer

Drive to customer

Stay

AV Simulation

Taxis

Pick up customer

Drive to destination

Drop off customer

Drive to customer

Rebalancing

AVs in Zurich

Rebalancing

AVs in Zurich

Rebalancing

AVs in Zurich

Rebalancing

AVs in Zurich

Rebalancing

Thanks!

Questions?