XVIS / Simulation & world models

Traffic

Where do phantom jams come from, and does an actuated signal beat a fixed timer?

Input
Vehicle density, IDM parameters, arrival rate, controller
Output
Ring-road space–time diagram, intersection delay
Demos
2 · all run in the browser
Loading engine
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  • Free flow
  • Slow
  • Jammed

Built with Ring road (IDM + lane change)

Two-lane ring with the Intelligent Driver Model and MOBIL-style lane changes; raise density or perturb one car and watch the jam wave travel backwards in the space–time diagram.

  • Canvas 2DRasterized plots and overlays
  • SUMOReference traffic simulator