Modeling present and future freeway management strategies: Variable speed limits, lane-changing and platooning of connected autonomous vehicles (PhD thesis defense by Marcel Sala)

This PhD thesis presents a research work on freeway traffic management. The goal is to improve capacity and reduce congestion, especially in metropolitan freeways where the rush period lasts several hours per day. Traffic congestion causes delays and an increase in air-pollutant emissions, both with harmful effects to society.