In the Autonomous Mobility Living Lab, traffic situations with both autonomous vehicles (AVs) and ordinary vehicles driven by humans (HDVs) are explored. Research on countermeasures and efficient transportation management plans has emerged from this context. In this study, we analyzed the effect of AVs with different speeds on signal intersections and road networks to derive efficient traffic operation plans for roads on which various AVs and HDVs with different driving behaviors are mixed in Living Lab cities. To that end, we conducted a simulation-based analysis of the effects of AV mixing rates on continuous signal intersections and the road network in traffic situations where AVs and HDVs were mixed at peak and non-peak driving hours. The simulation scenario was designed by classifying the traffic volume levels at peak and non-peak times and defining various AV mixing rates; we also set the driver behaviors of the AVs as either conservative or aggressive. By performing a small-scale traffic simulation, the average control delay, average stopped delay, average queue length, and average travel time of the signal intersection for each scenario were derived, and the impact of the AV mixing rate on traffic operation was analyzed. The results of the analysis show that higher AV mixing rates were associated with lower measurements of the effectiveness of signal intersections, which had a positive effect on traffic operation. This resulted in a stable and efficient improvement of the traffic flow at intersections as more vehicles passed through at the time of the allocated signal, as the AVs in the simulation could be driven at short intervehicle intervals by receiving real-time traffic information. In the traffic operation on the network, we found that the higher the AV mixing rate, the lower the average travel time, resulting in a greater effect of facilitating the traffic flow of the urban network. These simulated results indicate that higher AV mixing rates were associated with positive outcomes in terms of signal intersections and network traffic operation. We expect that this simulation can be used to establish real traffic operation plans in traffic situations where AVs are mixed at each stage of autonomous driving technology in the future.

PURPOSES : For autonomous vehicles, abnormal situations, such as sudden changes in driving speed and sudden stops, may occur when they leave the operational design domain. This may adversely affect the overall traffic flow by affecting not only autonomous vehicles but also the driving environment of manual vehicles. Therefore, to minimize the traffic problems and adverse effects that may occur in mixed traffic situations involving manual and autonomous vehicles, an autonomous vehicle driving support system based on traffic operation optimization is required. The main purpose of this study was to build a big-data-classification system by specifying data classification to support the self-driving of Lv.4 autonomous vehicles and matching it with spatio-temporal data. METHODS : The research methodology is explained through a review of related literature, and a traffic management index and big-dataclassification system were built. After collecting and mapping the ITS history traffic information data of an actual Living Lab city, the data were classified using the traffic management indexing method. An AI-based model was used to automatically classify traffic management indices for real-time driving support of Lv.4 autonomous vehicles. RESULTS : By evaluating the AI-based model performance using the test data from the Living Lab city, it was confirmed that the data indexing accuracy was more than 98% for the KNN, Random Forest, LightGBM, and CatBoost algorithms, but not for Logistics Regression. The data were severely unbalanced, and it was necessary to classify very low probability nonconformities; therefore, precision is also important. All four algorithms showed similarly good performances in terms of accuracy. CONCLUSIONS : This paper presents a method for efficient data classification by developing a traffic management index to easily fuse and analyze traffic data collected from various institutions and big data collected from autonomous vehicles. Additionally, EdgeRSU is presented to support the driving of Lv.4 autonomous vehicles in mixed autonomous and manual vehicles traffic situations. Finally, a database was established by classifying data automatically indexed through AI-based models to quickly collect and use data in real-time in large quantities.

PURPOSES : Most Red bus1) (metropolitan bus) routes to Seoul need to increase supply by increasing the number of buses and number of trips because of the high level of congestion in buses, which also accommodate standing passengers. Due to the recent Itaewon disaster, people have been banned from standing on Red buses due to concerns over the excessive use of public transportation, adding to the inconvenience of passengers, such as increased travel time. However, some routes incur a large deficit owing to excess vehicles and trips relative to the number of passengers, thereby increasing the financial burden of Gyeonggi. Therefore, in this study, a reasonable operation plan is required based on the demand on Red bus routes. METHODS : Using accurate data from smart cards and a Bus Management System, the model was applied to consider bus usage, bus arrival distribution, waiting time, and operating conditions, such as actual bus usage time and bus dispatch interval. RESULTS : As a result of applying the model, buses between 7:00 and 9:00 and 16:00 and 18:00 were very crowded because of standing passengers, and passenger inconvenience costs decreased because of the longer waiting times for bus stops in Seoul. Currently, there are 15 buses in operation for the red bus G8110. However, considering the annual transportation cost, transportation income, and support fund limit, up to 12 buses can be operated per day. The G8110 route was analyzed at 23.6 million won for passenger discomfort cost, as 15 buses operated 97 times per day on weekdays. However, when establishing optimal scheduling, 12 buses per day operated 75 times per day, with a 19.7 million won passenger discomfort cost. CONCLUSIONS : As all red buses run from the starting point, passengers at the bus stop wait for more than an hour before entering Seoul, and the passenger discomfort cost of using demand-responsive chartered buses decreases only when commuting from Jeongja Station and Namdaemun Tax Office stops. Currently, many people commuting from Gyeonggi-do to Seoul are experiencing significant inconvenience owing to the ban on standing in Red buses; a suitable level of input can be suggested for the input and expansion of chartered buses.