Safety impact of dedicated lanes for connected and autonomous vehicles – a traffic microsimulation study

Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM), in particular, the advancements of CAVs are expected to improve the driving experience, efficiency, and reduce vehicle emission, especially enhancing road safety by removing driver-related errors [1]. It has been recognised that there must be a transition phase in which humandriven vehicles, autonomous vehicles or connected and autonomous vehicles will be operating with mixed traffic for a long period (e.g., [2-6]). Hence, the operation of CAVs in a dedicated lane with an uncomplicated environment has been suggested by many researchers [3,7-8].