The main objective of the European Green Deal is to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Among the many challenges it implies, the decarbonization of cities must be accomplished. Although electric vehicles are the long-term solution for eradicating …

With rapid urbanization, major Indian cities are facing issues with traffic congestion, air pollution, etc. Despite having a well-established public transportation infrastructure, including metro rail and buses, Delhi experiencing a large increase …

Bhopal, more than any other city in India, has an extraordinary topographical design in which hillsides and lakes blend together to provide this area of Madhya Pradesh with an amazing appearance. The city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is a must-see …

In this work we investigate the bus group assignment problem considering the maximization of both the revenue derived from the tickets sale and the service level offered to the customers. The service level is defined as the capacity of the company …

Buses are the one of the main sources of public transportation in Rural and Urban India of mass use. Main intention of this study was to survey the customers of transportation buses and recognize their problems and needs. Around 150 consumers …

Microgrids are constantly exposed to a wide range of faults that may affect their performance. The occurrence of a fault may lead to problems such as harming the network’s equipment, delaying service to customers, unstabilizing the network, and …

In the process of promoting the use of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City, buses played a leading part in the public transport system. However, in recent years, the number of passengers using the bus has tended to decrease. The aim of the paper …

As the size of the city expands, longer journeys often involve the use of two or more modes of transportation. Feeder buses perform as a feeder mode of rail transit, its feeder areas are the key factor to improve this bus-rail transit mode service …

As global road infrastructure expands rapidly, especially in developing countries, maintaining the quality and safety of these roads becomes critical. However, many routes lack detours, and the swift deterioration of these busy roads raises …

Assistance systems have become indispensable in commercial vehicles too. Since the beginnings of ABS in 1981, their development has accelerated exponentially. However, collision avoidance systems for complex and highly dynamic situations, such as …

This chapter presents information on demonstrations, pilots, and deployments of automated shuttles, with a focus on enhancing mobility for all users. Automated shuttles continue to be introduced in downtown areas, university campuses, business …

In order to improve the path following performance and solve the stability problems of autonomous distributed drive electric buses, this paper proposed a path following and lateral-yaw-roll stability integrated control method. Firstly, to cope …

Connected and autonomous battery electric buses (EBs) equipped with Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications have great potential in saving energy consumption. However, the trip energy consumption of an EB is mainly affected by its operating …

Since 2020, COVID-19 has raged throughout the world, and with recommendations to open windows and ventilate enclosed spaces, such as buses and trains, attention has been drawn to the issue of indoor environmental pollution. Therefore, it was …

Buses can and should be the cornerstone of urban transportation. They offer affordable mobility and can connect citizens with every aspect of their lives. But in the US, they have long been an afterthought in budgeting and planning. Transit …