Development of an Application-Based Object Library for the Simulation of Combined Transport Systems Using Shared Autonomous Vehicle

This paper presents an approach to develop region-specific simulation models for quantifying and evaluating the traffic-related, environmental, and economic implications of combined passenger and freight transportation via shared autonomous vehicles (SAV). Based on a broad literature review, conceptual peculiarities, interdependencies and characteristics were derived and transferred into a conferrable, agent-based object library. Finally, to ensure its usefulness and credibility, an initial evaluation of the object library was carried out by developing and visually validating a simulation-prototype for a rural area in Hanover, Germany.