Brunswick simulation scenario for virtual-stops based DRT services with SUMO

Abstract

This paper presents a general simulation scenario with SUMO of the City of Brunswick, Germany, was set up using traffic network data from OSM and the traffic demand from TAPAS (TAPAS 2017). In this paper the developed simulation scenario is published for other researchers to use and extend. A simulation scenario has been set up and evaluated. The developed scenario includes a simulation of the whole city area of Brunswick. Furthermore, key performance indicators (KPIs) have been chosen to find optimal positions for virtual bus stops for autonomous shuttles. The simulation scenarios give findings of the effect of the position of a virtual bus stop on the traffic flow and the traffic safety. In combination with the walking time to this stop these KPIs give a decision basis for the position of the stop.