Designing highways for the traffic of autonomous vehicles

Abstract

In the last few years, there has been an increasing amount of research dealing with the development of autonomous vehicles. The ability of autonomous vehicles to drive themselves, predict situations, communicate with surrounding vehicles and infrastructure, and interact with the environment in which they are located sets new requirements for designing road infrastructure. Gradual adaptation of the road infrastructure will largely depend on the level of development of autonomous vehicles and their share in the traffic flow. This paper presents the results of existing research related to the geometric design of highways adapted to the traffic of autonomous vehicles and provides guidelines for the implementation of further research. The main purpose of the research will be a detailed analysis of all project elements during the construction of new or reconstruction of existing highways, depending on the share of autonomous vehicles in traffic flow.