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Vehicles, Volume 8, Issue 2

2026 February - 10 articles

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Articles (10)

  • Article
  • Open Access
Vehicles2026, 8(2), 34;https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles8020034 
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7 February 2026

In electric vehicle and marine propulsion applications, the stable operation of permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive systems relies on accurate rotor position information. Such information is typically obtained from position sensors, which...

  • Article
  • Open Access

6 February 2026

Electric scooters and other micromobility innovations are becoming standard fare in urban transportation networks. Yet there are several obstacles that must be overcome, including concerns about users’ satisfaction and safety. This study aimed...

  • Review
  • Open Access

Driving Simulator-Based Driving Behavioural Research: A Bibliometric and Narrative Review Providing Key Insights for New and Emerging Researchers

  • Muhammad Hussain,
  • Muladilijiang Baikejuli,
  • Jing Shi,
  • Amjad Pervez,
  • Matthew A. Albrecht,
  • Etikaf Hussain,
  • Razi Hasan and
  • Teresa Senserrick

6 February 2026

The driving simulator’s ability to provide practical, safe, and controlled environments has made it a widely used tool for evaluating driving behaviours in the realm of road safety. To consolidate the fragmented research in this area, this stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Views
17 Pages

6 February 2026

This study explores strategies for dynamic pricing and flexible refund fee setting in railway line services, aiming to optimize ticket sales revenue by integrating refund mechanisms into the revenue management framework. By introducing a consistent c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
110 Views
19 Pages

Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Needs: Evidence from a Medium-Sized City

  • Antonio Comi,
  • Eskindir Ayele Atumo and
  • Elsiddig Elnour

4 February 2026

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services are gaining attention as a strategy to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) into sustainable energy systems. Although technological aspects have been widely studied, methodologies for identifying optimal V2G hubs and forec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
292 Views
18 Pages

Fires in Urban Passenger Transport Vehicles Engine—Case Study

  • Hugo Raposo,
  • Jorge Raposo,
  • José Torres Farinha and
  • J. Edmundo de-Almeida-e-Pais

2 February 2026

Passenger transport companies have often been affected by fires in their vehicles, causing considerable damage. As a result, it is important to study the causes and effects of these fires, as well as to define the maintenance policies and strategies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
209 Views
19 Pages

2 February 2026

Accurate depth perception is vital for autonomous driving and roadside monitoring. Traditional stereo vision methods are cost-effective but often fail under challenging conditions such as low texture, reflections, or complex lighting. This work prese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
188 Views
20 Pages

1 February 2026

This paper presents a semi-circular, non-contact current sensor designed to simplify the layout of automotive wiring harnesses and enhance measurement convenience and reliability. The sensor integrates a hybrid sensing array consisting of Hall-effect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
131 Views
32 Pages

Handling Stability Control for Multi-Axle Distributed Drive Vehicles Based on Model Predictive Control

  • Hongjie Cheng,
  • Zhenwei Hou,
  • Zhihao Liu,
  • Jianhua Li,
  • Jiashuo Zhang,
  • Yuan Zhao and
  • Xiuyu Liu

1 February 2026

Multi-axle vehicles are commonly used for heavy-duty special operations, which easily leads to high driving torque demands when adopting distributed electric drive configurations. This study achieves the objective of reducing the driving torque of ea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
100 Views
21 Pages

Interpretability Evaluation Method for Driving Stability on Curved Road Sections with Trajectory Uncertainty

  • Xiaoyang Li,
  • Tao Chen,
  • Lebin Zhao,
  • Yang Luo,
  • Pengfei Zhang and
  • Meng Wang

1 February 2026

This study was conducted in order to enrich the safety evaluation system of vehicles on complex road sections and provide quantitative support for speed control and driving decision-making. To address the driving stability issue caused by trajectory...

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Vehicles - ISSN 2624-8921