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Traffic management in smart city: Requirements, taxonomy, challenges and future research directions

computer-networks-and-communications
data-mining-and-machine-learning
emerging-technologies
security-and-privacy
internet-of-things

Abstract

Traffic management forms a critical dimension related to the implementation of smart city technology in responding to issues related to mobility, congestion, and road safety. The present systems in the field of traffic management, modeled on the principle of hard infrastructure and hard rules, would be in no position to meet the constantly evolving demands in the field of urbanized areas. In response to these limitations, there has been an emerging need in the field of smart city technology to leverage the latest and greatest in the field of digital technologies, such as the application of the Internet of Things, Vehicle-to-Everything communication, Big Data, and Blockchain. These technologies provide the basic foundation on the principle of intelligent traffic management systems, enabling the ability to process and make decisions in real time using digital systems. The installation of sensor technologies related to the Internet of Things in the field of smart infrastructure enables the real-time collection and processing of data related to traffic through the use of Edge, Cloud, and Central Processing Units, enabling the ability to make adjustments in terms of signalization on an adaptive basis to optimize the flow and smoothness of traffic. The application related to Vehicle-to-Everything communication provides increased speeds and safe performance in the field of transportation through the enablement of interaction related to other automobiles, the environment, and roadside units. The application related to the concept and use of Big Data, and related technology in the field of cloud technology, provides an added dimension and perspective in relation to the application and implementation related to communication, adding an increased dimension related to the principle of assurance, guarantee, and integrity, making the shared knowledge and information in the field of traffic completely and thoroughly unassailable and safe. The increased complexity in the field of mobility related to the dimension and perspective in relation to the city underlines the need and use related to the implementation in relation to agile, flexible, and predictive dimensions and aspects on the principle of managing and responding related to the complexity related to the flow and management in the field of traffic. This paper aims to provide an insight and perspective related to the implementation and use, related to the successful and successful implementation in the field of the application and implementation related to the use in the field of the city in relation to smart city technology, the latest trends, opportunities, and aspects in relation to the latest developments and advancements in the field.
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