Sustainable Solutions for Improving Safety and Security at Crossroads, Junctions and Level-Crossings

Dear Colleagues,

The objective of this Special Issue is to explore the current policies and practice and potential solutions of safety and security at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings. We look for scientific contributions and quality papers describing sustainable operation management systems that guarantee safety and security at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings. We also look for papers demonstrating new ways of managing crossroads, junctions, and level crossings. We seek new concepts, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality automation, etc., which have already demonstrated their potential for possible improvements. Papers focusing on the implementation of new technologies, such as automated obstacle detection to improve safety and efficiency and reduce operating costs at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings are welcome.

This Special Issue is also interested in scientific contributions looking at sustainable solutions and operating patterns that ensure all levels of safety and security and would lower the waiting times for road vehicles, trams, light trains, and pedestrians going through the crossroads and level crossings in urban and suburban areas. We are also interested in quality papers discussing reliable systems capable of detecting a potential attempt of a terrorist attack at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings.

This Special Issue also aims to publish quality papers discussing the importance of safer and more secure automated operations with transport vehicles at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings. Specifically, we would like to receive contributions with a particular focus on the future technical and technological potential of introducing safer and more secure operation of autonomous road vehicles, trams, metro trains, and freight and passenger trains at crossroads, junctions, and level crossings. We look for evidence that a combination of autonomous road and rail vehicles, intelligent transport infrastructure, reliable obstacle detection systems, and reliable systems capable of detecting a potential attempt of a terrorist attack can ensure a large improvement in safety and security across crossroads, junctions, and level crossings.

Dr. Marin Marinov
Prof. Nikolay Georgiev
Prof. Marta Monteiro da Costa Cruz
Prof. Stefano Ricci
Guest Editors

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• Safety
• Security
• Transport operations
• Crossroads, junctions, level crossings
• Technology, autonomous driving, intelligent transport infrastructure