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Future of Vehicles (FoV2025)

edited by

István Lakatos

Zoltán Weltsch

and Leticia Pekk

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7739 | Submission Open

Keywords: future mobility; sustainable transportation; smart vehicles; electric and hybrid vehicles; autonomous driving; vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication; intelligent transport systems (ITS); renewable energy integration; technology forecasting and management; transportation policy and economics

Rethinking Multimodal Transport Systems: Design, Operation and Sustainability in Future Transportation

edited by

Maria Matusiewicz

and

Adam Koliński

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal transportation systems; sustainable urban logistics; physical internet; zero-emission transport; intermodal freight networks; renewable energy integration; urban freight decarbonization; smart infrastructure design; data-driven transport planning; system-level transport optimization

Green and Smart Transportation Systems: AI-Driven Technologies for Autonomous and Sustainable Mobility

edited by Chunhui Zhou, Yuanzhou Zheng and

Zhongyi Sui

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; autonomous vehicles; cloud– edge; cooperative control; real-time; digital twin technologies; net-zero carbon; self-driving cars; drones; green transport; renewable energy

Future Air Transport Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Vittorio Di Vito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: future air transport; automation and autonomy; sustainable aviation; urban air mobility (UAM); innovative air mobility (IAM); air traffic management (ATM); unmanned traffic management (UTM); advanced propulsion systems; artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation; detect and avoid (DAA) systems; system-of-systems integration; autonomous aircraft and drones; higher airspace operations (HAO); single-pilot operation (SPO); small air transport (SAT)

Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); artificial intelligence; big data analytics; computer vision; multi-sensor data fusion; vehicle trajectory analysis; surrogate safety measures; traffic risk assessment; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and V2X; digital twins for transportation

Behavioral Changes and Demand Forecasting in Digitilized Urban Mobility and Logistics

edited by

Elvira Maeso-Gonzalez

Jesús González-Feliu

and

María Isabel Olmo-Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility digitalization; artificial intelligence in transport; urban and rural mobility; urban and rural logistics; freight transport; transport and logistics equity; smart cities; digital twins; demand forecasting; big data in transport and logistics; accessibility; machine learning

Intelligent Vision Technologies in Traffic Surveillance Systems

edited by

Wei Zhou

Weijie Yu

and

Liyang Hu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; video analytics; traffic surveillance; intelligent transportation systems; object detection and tracking; anomaly and incident detection; 3D scene understanding; cooperative perception

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Air–Ground Collaborative Mobility

edited by

Zhihao Xu

and

Miao Su

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; air– ground integrated mobility; automated vehicles; low-altitude drone delivery; electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft; multi-agent reinforcement learning; intelligent transportation systems; air– ground mixed traffic flow; traffic cooperative scheduling

Machine Learning and Spatial Modeling for Traffic Safety: Crash Risk, Injury Severity, and Contributing Factors

edited by

Zihe Zhang

Xiaobing Li

, Yonggang Wang,

Yangsong Gu

and

Changshuai Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; spatial modeling; traffic/transportation safety; crash risk; injury severity; spatial machine learning; explainable methods

Transforming Airport Operations: Sustainable Multimodal Integration for the Future of Air Transport

edited by

Iyad Alomar

, Adham Elmenshawy and Ali Arshad

submission deadline 6 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal transportation; airport operations; sustainable mobility; mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); smart infrastructure; decarbonization; public transit integration; urban air mobility (UAM); digitalization in transport; transportation planning

Emerging Issues in Transport and Mobility, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew Morris

and

Jo Barnes

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle automation; human– machine interaction; vulnerable road user safety; driver state and fitness to drive; driver workload and task demand; interaction of (partly) automated vehicles with vulnerable road users; human factors in mixed traffic conditions; older drivers/novice drivers; health impacts of future transport and travel

Advanced Research on Electric Vehicles

edited by

Rajesh Ravi

and Mustapha Faqir

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; battery technology; electric powertrain systems; charging infrastructure; vehicle-to-grid integration; autonomous electric vehicles; sustainable transportation

Transportation Infrastructure: Planning and Resilience

edited by

Ling Xu

, Yan Yuan and

Song Xu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1687 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation infrastructure planning; infrastructure resilience; climate-adaptive transportation; transportation risk mitigation; smart infrastructure; multimodal transportation resilience; post-disaster infrastructure recovery; resilience assessment framework

Aerodynamic Design and Optimization for Future Vehicles

edited by

Yu Zhang

and Jiaqi Liu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic shape optimization; multi-objective and multi-disciplinary design optimization; aerodynamics of electric and autonomous vehicles; aeroacoustics and NVH reduction for future cabins; aerodynamics of unmanned aerial vehicles and urban air mobility; aerodynamics of distributed electric propulsion systems

Travel Behavior in the Era of Future Public Transport Systems

edited by

Ghadir Pourhashem

and

Cristina Pronello

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility solutions and digital enablers for public transport; AI in public transport; accessibility; equity; and sustainability in public transport; gender gap in public transport; nudging and public transport use

Parking Allocation for Smart Cities

edited by

Zhenyu Mei

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: parking allocation; parking planning; parking system optimization

Data-Driven Traffic Safety: Multi-Source Data (LiDAR/GIS) Applications and Analytical Approaches

edited by

Huaguo Zhou

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven traffic safety; emerging data; LiDAR; GIS; drone-based data; machine learning; computer vision; spatiotemporal analysis; surrogate safety measures; traffic safety analytics

Technologies, Systems, and Future Challenges in Maritime Autonomy and Smart Ports

edited by

Oleksiy Melnyk

Oleg A. Onishchenko

and Martin Jurkovič

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous surface ships; smart ports; autonomous navigation; artificial intelligence; digital twins; port automation; cybersecurity; maritime safety; ship-to-port communication; accident prevention; emergency procedures; regulatory compliance

Traffic Accident Analyses and Road Safety

edited by

Salvador Hernandez

and

Jason Anderson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety; crash analysis; severity modeling; human factors; speed management; big data analytics; policy evaluation; active transportation; freight safety; telematics data

Data-Driven Traffic Management and Sustainable Infrastructure Under Adverse Weather Conditions

edited by

Hyuk Jae Roh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: winter road maintenance; traffic reduction; critical thresholds; data-driven insights; resource allocation; sustainable infrastructure; vehicle-type response; weather-responsive traffic management; machine learning; AI; climate resilience

Autonomous Vehicles and Urban Air Mobility in Next-Generation Transportation Systems: Progress, Methods and Challenges

edited by

Zihe Zhang

Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong

Weike Lu

and Sagar Dasgupta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles (AVs); urban air mobility (UAM); behavior modeling and technology adoption; traffic and mobility simulation; computer vision for transportation systems; transportation cybersecurity; connected and autonomous systems; cellular vehicle to everything communication (C V2X); traffic modeling and network analysis

Unfolding Road-Related Aspects of Modern Infrastructure in the Future Era of Road Transport

edited by

Konstantinos Gkyrtis

and Alexandros Kokkalis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11285 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical road environment; pavement materials and structures; environmental aspects of road pavements; smart systems and nondestructive testing for roadways; future road design and infrastructure resiliency

Navigating Uncertainty: Advanced Risk Assessment and Resilience in Maritime Transportation Systems

edited by

Hanwen Fan

and

Lingye Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime safety; climate risk; maritime big data; uncertainty modeling; resilience assessment; geopolitical conflicts; alternative route analysis

Advancements in Traffic Simulation, Calibration, and Optimization for Future Transportation Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; traffic simulation; traffic flow; digital twins; big data; sustainable transportation

Advances in AI-Driven Sustainable and Intelligent Logistics

edited by Mi Gan,

Hao Yu

and

Dandan Li

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; urban logistics; drones; underground systems and multimodal logistics; reverse logistics; sustainable freight; reverse logistics

Machine Learning for Sustainable Planning and Modelling in Future Smart Transportation System

edited by

Raj Mani Shukla

and

Lakshmi Babu-Saheer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32493 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transportation; sustainability; artificial intelligence

Innovation, Energy Transition and Safety Challenges in Road and Rail Transport Systems

edited by

Isidoro Russo

and

Gianluca Genovese

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; road transport; alternative propulsion systems; electric and hydrogen vehicles; safety and resilience; accident and fire analysis; risk assessment; dangerous goods transport; road material combustion; firefighting systems; concrete spalling; tunnels and enclosed infrastructures

Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Integration for Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Ahmad Mohsenimanesh

and

XiaoYu Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; renewable energy integration; EV charging infrastructure; level 2 charging; DC fast charging; smart charging; load forecasting; distribution networks; energy storage; multi-unit residential buildings; public charging reliability; fleet electrification; cold climate charging; techno-economic analysis

Innovative Transport Systems: Integrating Urban Logistics, Environmental Impact, and Climate Resilience

edited by

Alessandro Farina

and

Kareem Tonbol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental footprint of maritime transport; innovative transport systems; environmental impact of transport systems; climate change assessment; extreme weather event risk reduction; legal challenges of innovative transport systems; legal frameworks for smart city mobility initiatives; business models of innovative transport systems; transport system economic analysis

Digital Twin-Enabled Safe Operation of Smart Highways: Technologies and Applications

edited by Yinli Jin

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: operational optimization; highway; parallel systems; artificial intellegence; parallel deduction; solution test; control system

Road Design for Road Safety and Future Mobility

edited by

Andrea Paliotto

Adriano Alessandrini

and Monica Meocci

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative road design; autonomous vehicles; intelligent transport systems; design for VRU; network safety assessment; automation ready assessment; simulation for design

Enabling the Low-Altitude Economy: Technologies and Infrastructures for Scalable Operations of Emerging Air Mobility

edited by

Wei Dai

Bizhao Pang

, Kin Huat Low and

Qianyu Liu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-altitude economy (LAE); air traffic management (ATM); unmanned traffic management (UTM); urban air mobility (UAM); advanced air mobility (AAM); flying vehicle; communications; navigation and surveillance; vertiport

Intelligent Last-Mile Logistics and Autonomous Delivery Systems in Cities

edited by

Stefan Jovčić

and

Momčilo Dobrodolac

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent last-mile logistics; city logistics; autonomous delivery systems; sustainability; urban last-mile delivery solutions

Next-Generation AI and Foundation Models for Transportation Systems

edited by

Yun Ye

Jiemin Xie

and

Pengpeng Xu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in transportation; foundation models; intelligent transportation systems; smart mobility

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Management in Urban Networks

edited by

Igor Betkier

Mateusz Oszczypała

and Aleksander Sobota

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); urban traffic management; smart mobility; traffic signal control; connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs); artificial intelligence in transport; V2X communication; traffic flow optimization; urban road networks; sustainable transportation

Paradigm Shifts in Transport Planning: From Four-Step Models to Agent-Based Simulation

edited by Yadi Zhu, Zhipeng Zhang and Rui Yue

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport planning; agent-based simulation; activity-based modeling; four-step model; public transit networks; discrete choice modeling; travel behavior; network resilience

Intelligent Shipping and Smart Maritime

edited by Zhi Yuan,

Ke Zhang

, Yi Liu, Zhao Liu and

Mingyang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent shipping; smart maritime; maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs); smart ports; maritime big data; intelligent collision avoidance; vessel trajectory prediction; green shipping; AI-driven maritime supervision; maritime digitalisation

Policy and Market Incentives for New Energy Vehicles in Sustainable Transport Transitions

edited by

and Zhiqi Shao

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy vehicles; incentive compatibility; market-based instruments; technological diffusion; battery-as-a-service; vehicle-to-grid; post-subsidy governance; circular economy & lifecycle management; residual value assessment; sustainable transport transitions

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