A dynamical model of car-following with the consideration of the multiple information of preceding cars

An improved multiple car-following (MCF) model is proposed, based on the full velocity difference (RID) model, but taking into consideration multiple information inputs from preceding vehicles. The linear stability condition of the model is obtained by using the linear stability theory. Through nonlinear analysis, the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation is derived to describe the traffic behavior near the critical point. Numerical simulation shows that the proposed model is theoretically an improvement over others, while retaining many strong points in the previous ones by adjusting the information of the multiple leading vehicles. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.