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During the 16th International Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport CASPT2025 in Kyoto (Japan) 🎤Rafal will present our studies on Methodology for Idenfying the Most Suitable Urban Area for Implementing On-Demand Feeder Bus Services. This information is a great reward for the whole SUM team for their multi-month research efforts. Be ready for the report from 🇯🇵

Suppose in a stable urban traffic system populated only by human driven vehicles (HDVs), a given proportion (e.g.10 %) is replaced by a fleet of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), which share information and pursue a collective goal. Suppose these vehicles are centrally coordinated and differ from HDVs only by their collective capacities allowing them to make more efficient routing decisions before the travel on a given day begins. Suppose there is a choice between two routes and every day each driver makes a decision which route to take. Human drivers maximize their utility. CAVs might optimize different goals, such as the total travel time of the fleet. We show that in this plausible futuristic setting, the strategy CAVs are allowed to adopt may result in human drivers either benefitting or being systematically disadvantaged and urban networks becoming more or less optimal. Consequently, some regulatory measures might become indispensable. Ready for more? See our latest article in Scientific Reports 📖

COeXISTENCE and SUM team members had a busy time but effects are visible to the naked eye. In the first month of the year we submitted 4 papers for hEART conference, 1 for EWGT conference, 1 for CASPT conference. Big applause for dedication and work👏 Fingers crossed for positive news!

📣IGLO Open on the Polish Presidency: Programme and R&I Priorities is only one week away! Don’t wait and register via this LINK. This event will serve as a platform to present and discuss Poland’s strategic vision and priorities in Research and Innovation during its presidency. Among many great scientists there will be also Rafał Kucharski. He will take part in panel discussion with ERC laureates moderated by Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, ERC Scientific Council Member. Add to your calendar: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 10:00-13:00 CET

Have you ever wondered how do two-sided platforms like Uber grow? Purely microscopic phenomena lead to complex patterns of market share evolution. Now, with our MoMaS you can simulate and understand why Uber prevailed, and its competitors (Bolt) enter the market with easy. 👏 Congratulations to Farnoud and Rafal on their outstanding results published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies! Read the open-access full paper here

With the local authorities and recognised researchers during the conference Czuję pociąg do Myślenic in Myślenice Rafal discussed about the planned railway line from Myślenice to Kraków and its impact on the local society and its potential to be a corridor for the sustainable development of housing estates.