An Exploration of the Potential of Urban Linear Space under the Background of Fully Autonomous Vehicle System in Beijing

2026-99-0551

7/10/2026

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The technology of autonomous vehicles has become the bellwether for the next transportation evolution. Based on the system of level 5 autonomous vehicles (fully autonomous vehicles), there will be space released from the existing urban context, including linear space, nodular space, and intersected space because of the enhancement of transportation efficiency and organization. The study took Beijing as an example to explore the linear space releasing potential under fully Autonomous Vehicles system to provide a reference for future urban planning. Considering saturation flow rate, speed, parallel throughput, vehicle occupancy, and safe headway, we quantitatively analyzed the potential release from various types of urban roads. The results shows that the expressways, arterial roads, secondary arterial roads, and branch roads could release up to 50%, 66% 50%, and 75% of the road space, respectively. The study verified that fully AV system can release great amount of public space, and provided primary modes for the reformation of urban contexts in the future.
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Ding, Y. and Hou, S., "An Exploration of the Potential of Urban Linear Space under the Background of Fully Autonomous Vehicle System in Beijing," The 1st International Academic Conference on Intelligent Transportation and Low-Altitude Transport (ITLAT2025), Nantong, China, June 20, 2025, .
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2026-99-0551
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English