Simulation-Based Impact of Connected Vehicles in Platooning Mode on Travel Time, Emissions and Fuel Consumption

TL;DR

This study uses simulation data to evaluate how connected vehicle platooning affects travel time, emissions, and fuel consumption, demonstrating increased efficiency and reduced pollution in a real-world road network.

Contribution

It introduces a simulation-based analysis of platooning's impact on traffic efficiency and environmental emissions, extending existing models with real trip data.

Findings

Platooning improves driving efficiency.

Platooning reduces total emissions.

Fuel consumption decreases with platooning.

Abstract

Several approaches have been presented during the last decades to reduce carbon pollution from transportation. One example is the use of platooning mode. This paper considers data obtained from daily trips to investigate the impact of platooning on travel time, emissions of CO2, CO, NO2 and HC and fuel consumption on a road network in Upper Austria. For this purpose, we studied fuel combustion-based engines relying on the extension of the 3DCoAutoSim simulation platform. The obtained results showed that the platooning mode not only increased driving efficiency but also decreased the total emissions by reducing fuel consumption.