Jamming transition of a two-dimensional traffic dynamics with consideration of optimal current difference

A modified two-dimensional lattice hydrodynamic traffic flow model is proposed by incorporating the optimal current,difference effect of leading vehicles. Phase transitions and critical phenomenon are investigated near the critical point both analytically and numerically. Based on the configuration of vehicles, it is shown that two distinct jamming transitions occur: conventional jamming transition to the kink jam and jamming transition to the chaotic jam. It is shown that consideration of optimal current difference effect stabilizes the traffic flow and suppresses the traffic jam efficiently for all possible configurations of vehicles on a square lattice. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.