Presenting the theory of fixed and adaptive urban signal setting design at both the single junction and network levels, this book explores advances in intelligent transportation systems, the impact of connected and cooperative vehicles on traffic analysis and control, and strategies for optimising safety, fuel consumption and emissions.

Authored by two experts in the technological and commercial development of electric vehicles, this book traces EV technology from its beginnings through the current state-of-the-art and onwards to future possibilities.

This book covers the different data types that can be collected and used for monitoring, analyzing and improving road safety. It provides a wide and up-to-date perspective on relevant safety data, broadening the horizons for the road safety experts and promoting a more knowledge-based approach to their work.

Electrification of transport technology can help ensure a continued transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. This book looks at the current trend of electrification in transportation systems on land and at sea.

This book provides an overview of ICT-based intelligent road transport systems with an emphasis on recent evaluation methods and results of ITS development and deployment. The new edition contains up-to-date results, including the impact assessment of cooperative and automated driving.

Covering the principles, enabling technologies and business models behind mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), this book provides a systematic and thorough overview of the field for researchers, consultants, industry professionals, transport operators and policy makers. Wide ranging case studies offer a variety of approaches and perspectives.

This book comprehensively covers the recently-developed AI techniques for solving condition monitoring and fault detection issues in EV electrical conversion systems. Chapters systematically address condition monitoring and fault detection in EV motors and inverters, with illustrative case studies.

This book offers an overview of the design, modeling, simulation and control of electric vehicle components and charging technologies, from the essentials of EV power electronics and battery management systems, to fault tolerance, charging systems and power quality control, wireless power transfer, and grid integration.

This book explores the principles of analysing maritime-transportation related practical problems using data-driven models, with a particular focus on machine learning. Coverage includes data-enabled methodologies, technologies, applications and case studies.

The use of ICT and ITS (intelligent transport systems) have supported the developments of more rapid, more reliable and more precisely timed strategies for freight transport. This book reviews recent developments in the field of ITS for freight logistics.

Focusing on the management of security and the principles of security technologies as applied to transport systems, this book equips readers with an understanding of what management actions need to be taken and what sort of technologies are suitable to deploy in defending against cyberattacks. Multiple modes of transport are covered.

Exploring technologies supporting future autonomous road vehicles and systems, with a particular focus on vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), this book is essential reading for researchers and advanced students from academia, industry and government working on the automation of road vehicles.

Given the volumes of global ship traffic, solutions are needed to reduce waiting times, costs, energy consumption and emissions. This systematic reference on ICT solutions and digitalisation in the ports and shipping sector covers new and existing technologies, different types of digital systems, and offers examples and case studies.

Offering systematic analysis of the movements and behaviours of bicycles and their riders, this book examines data collection and evaluation approaches and then goes on to develop a framework for the theory and modelling of bike traffic. Coverage includes verification techniques, and a chapter on riding characteristics for context.

This concise reference on driving simulators conveys the technology behind simulator systems used to test driver assistance systems and automated vehicles, including electric vehicles. Coverage includes architecture, computer graphics, evaluation parameters and applied examples.

Smart roads are road infrastructures with integrated structural materials, sensors, information centres, and energy systems. The goals are extending service life and performance, reducing safety risks, and improving service quality. This book brings together the latest research into technologies for novel and smart road infrastructures.

Shared mobility is gaining increasing attention in private and public sectors. Serving as a source of information on how best to shape shared vehicle systems of the future, this book contributes knowledge on key facets of shared mobility. It includes shared vehicle systems as well as shared automated vehicle systems.

Electric Vehicles are part of the solution to both reducing urban air pollution and staving off climate change. This book covers the latest in charging technology, both stationary as well as wireless and in-motion. Grid integration, simulations, fast charging, and battery management are also addressed.