A new car-following model with the consideration of the driver's forecast effect

• DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.07.062
• Publication Date: 2010-08-04T09:03:30Z
• Authors: T.Q. Tang; C.Y. Li; H.J. Huang
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

In this Letter, we develop a new car-following model with the consideration of the driver's forecast effect (DFE). The analytical and numerical results show that the stability of traffic flow will gradually be enhanced with the increase of the forecast effect coefficient and the forecast time.