Function of Traffic Prediction in Alleviating Traffic Congestion

Abstract

Traffic prediction technique can be used to guide people's travel, and there are many researches have been conducted to achieve a higher prediction accuracy. If the traffic prediction result can be timely conveyed to all travelers, personal travel plan may also change accordingly, thus to influence the traffic state of the road network. This paper considers decision-making model, cyclic causal model, and game process, and analyzes the function of traffic prediction in alleviating traffic congestion. Simulation results prove that the sharing mechanism of traffic forecast results is very important, meanwhile, a limited effect can be also found when using traffic prediction to alleviate traffic congestion.