A Framework for New Generation Transportation Simulation

This paper discussed the evolution and future trend of simulation in general domain and in transportation. Some challenges facing transportation modeling and simulation were identified. As an effort to address these challenges, a framework of new generation transportation simulation was developed. The framework is envisioned to be multi-scale in resolution, parallel in execution, and driven by objects. The paper further discussed strategies of transportation simulation at a nanoscopic level which offers a level of modeling detail beyond the state-of-the-art