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COVID-19 Lockdown on Online Car-Hailing Travel in Shanghai
Due to the restriction policies and people’s fear of contracting COVID-19, the riding of means of transportation decreased sharply, including trains, metros, taxis, and online car-hailing, both for inter-city and intra-city transportation modes. The way people travel and live was significantly affected. People needed to work from home or conduct online meetings if the working conditions permitted. Students needed to take classes online.
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06 Nov 2023
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Quantifying Road Transport Resilience to Emergencies
The resilience of road passenger and freight transport differs in the face of external disturbance. Freight transport resilience is better than that of passenger transport. Compared to passenger transport, freight transport is more robust; the impacted speed is slower, the recovery speed is faster, the recovery capacity is stronger, and the affected period is shorter. There is regional heterogeneity in road transport resilience. This heterogeneity is reflected in the whole change process of system performance with external disturbance, including absorption capacity, adaptation capacity, and recovery capacity. The resilience of road transport under different waves of the epidemic is different. Compared to the first wave of the epidemic, the resilience of road transport indicators at all stages has been dramatically improved in the later rebound wave of the epidemic. This can help in the development of evidence-based road transport sustainability strategies.
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31 Oct 2023
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Smart Cities and Public Transport Vehicles
A “smart city” contains not only new tools but also vehicles or infrastructure. A new type of vehicle could use both the existing tram routes and newly constructed sections with no tracks. It is assumed that new vehicles would drive with trams on the same, shared tracks.
196
26 Oct 2023
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Origin-Destination Estimation
The origin–destination matrix (OD matrix) reflects the expected movement intensity of road users, where each element is the number of trips between the two traffic analysis zones (TAZs). It can represent the traffic demand over different time scales, from hours to years, corresponding to the dynamic and static OD inference problem, respectively. In the short term, it can be applied both as the initial input to the simulator and to boost the precision of short-term traffic flow forecasts. In the long term, the OD matrix provides the details on the average daily mobility needs of city’s inhabitants and can help assess the urban layout’s rationality and plan future infrastructure development.
166
23 Oct 2023
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Vehicle Routing Problem
With the expansion of online shopping, urban logistics must handle the increasing customer demand, making the last-mile delivery process more challenging. Furthermore, this expansion significantly contributes to companies’ distribution costs. To overcome some of the last-mile delivery costs, parcel lockers-as a delivery option-can be an alternative solution. Parcel lockers extend delivery options beyond home delivery, offering cost-saving benefits. However, incorporating multiple delivery options introduces additional complexity to the delivery management system.
144
18 Oct 2023
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Distribution Channel Selection
The selection of the appropriate distribution channel is crucial for the success of any business dealing with physical goods. When dealing with this selection, it is crucial to have an effective decision support system (DSS) that can assist with such decisions.
537
15 Oct 2023
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Cycling Education in Europe
Owing to the active promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles in several European nations, the bicycle is progressively emerging as a predominant mode of transportation on the roadways. This phenomenon can be attributed to a plethora of factors. Numerous cities are gradually prioritizing the development of sustainable transportation systems, which includes restricting car access to central areas. Moreover, there is a growing ecological awareness among individuals who are averse to contributing to urban pollution with vehicle emissions. Additionally, the bicycle offers a means of travel that enables users to maintain and enhance their physical health and overall well-being.
221
11 Oct 2023
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydrogen Trains
Hydrogen and electric drives used in various means of transport is a leading topic in many respects.
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07 Oct 2023
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Drone Scheduling for Emergency Power Material Transportation
Stable material transportation is crucial for quickly restoring power systems after disasters. Drone-based material transportation can bypass the limitations of ground transportation and reduce transportation time. However, the current UAV flight trajectory distribution optimization model cannot meet the needs of emergency relief material distribution in mountainous areas after disasters. Having a sound emergency distribution plan can significantly speed up the recovery of your distribution system.
223
27 Sep 2023
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Pandemic-Resilient Energy-Hub-Based Smart Cities
Although the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has appears to have subsided in most parts of the world, nevertheless, in addition to six million deaths, it has yielded unprecedented challenges in the economy, energy, education, urban services, and healthcare sectors. Meanwhile, according to reports, smart solutions and technologies have manifested considerable success in achieving pandemic-resilient cities.
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25 Sep 2023
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