arXiv Machine Learning

Reinforcement Learning-Based Traffic Signal Control for IoT-Enabled Intersections

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Aug 27

Reinforcement Learning-Based Control of CAV Platoon Joining Maneuvers in Mixed Traffic

The paper presents a modeling and simulation framework to study reinforcement‑learning control of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) platoon joining maneuvers in mixed traffic. It evaluates Deep Q‑Network, Double Deep Q‑Network, and Proximal Policy Optimization algorithms, finding that PPO achieves a 98 % joining success rate with less than 1 % collisions by incorporating risk penalties, though it requires more decision steps. An external safety controller can prevent collisions but may reduce joining efficiency, highlighting a trade‑off between safety, effectiveness, and decision speed.

arXiv AI
Aug 28

Reinforcement Learning-Based Control of CAV Platoon Joining Maneuvers in Mixed Traffic

The paper presents a modeling and simulation framework to study reinforcement learning (RL) control of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) platoon joining maneuvers in mixed traffic. Using SUMO and agent-based modeling, it evaluates Deep Q-Network (DQN), Double DQN (DDQN), and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithms, finding that PPO achieves a 98 % joining success rate with less than 1 % collision rate by incorporating risk penalties. The study also shows a trade‑off between safety, joining effectiveness, and decision efficiency, and demonstrates that an external safety controller can prevent collisions but may reduce joining efficiency.

By Biao Yin, Abderrahmane Kasmi, Nadir Farhi
arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 8

EvoSignal: LLM-Guided Evolutionary Design of Modular Traffic Signal Control Programs

EvoSignal is an LLM‑guided evolutionary framework that treats traffic signal control as a modular program design problem, separating traffic feature extraction, local phase prioritization, and optional network‑based priority adjustment. Starting from established strategies, it iteratively improves programs using congestion and signal operation feedback, ultimately producing control rules that operate without online LLM inference. In simulations on two real‑world road networks, the best EvoSignal program reduced waiting time by 16.8–49.2% compared to 20 conventional, reinforcement‑learning, and LLM‑based baselines, and a travel‑time/queue‑length prioritizing program consistently outperformed all baselines across multiple scenarios.

By Leizhen Wang, Peibo Duan, Zhenlin Qin, Yancheng Ling, Jian Xu, Yue Wang, Hao Wang, Zhenliang Ma
arXiv AI
Jun 2

TrafficClaw: A Generalizable LLM Agent in the Unified Physical Environment for Urban Traffic Control

arXiv:2604. 17456v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Large language model (LLM) agents have shown strong capabilities in long-horizon reasoning, tool use, and decision-making in digital environments, yet extending them to physically grounded systems remains challenging.

By Siqi Lai, Pan Zhang, Yuping Zhou, Jindong Han, Yansong Ning, Hao Liu