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Intelligent Connected Vehicles

edited by

Shih-lin Lin

and Wenbin Wan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4994 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent connected vehicles; autonomous driving; Internet of Vehicles (IoV); vehicular communication technologies; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; In-Vehicle networks; vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication; vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication; smart transportation systems

Emerging Solutions and Technologies for Smart Mobility and Vehicle Safety in Transportation

edited by

Eva Michelaraki

and

George Yannis

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5361 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; travel behaviour; smart mobility; transportation systems; cooperative; connected and automated mobility; intelligent connected vehicles; vehicular communication technologies; autonomous vehicles

Accessible Electric and Autonomous Vehicles: Designing for Inclusion and Mobility

edited by Sivashankar Sivakanthan and Rory A. Cooper

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered design; accessible transportation; disabilities; assistive technology; accessibility

Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Autonomous Driving Applications

edited by

Fernando Viadero-Monasterio

, Daniel Garcia-Pozuelo,

Basilio Lenzo

Pablo de Villeros

and

José Ramón Trillo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automated vehicles; human-machine shared control; intelligent tire; intelligent transportation systems; path tracking control; robust control; torque vectoring; vehicle comfort; vehicle dynamics; vehicle platoon; vehicle safety; vehicle suspension; vehicle sustainability; V2V and V2I communication

Intelligent Mobility and Sustainable Automotive Technologies

edited by

Nicolae Vlad Burnete

Florin Mariasiu

and

Calin Iclodean

submission deadline 27 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open

Keywords: automotive engineering; advanced simulation and modeling; cyber– physical systems; hybrid and electric vehicles; powertrain and propulsion; manufacturing technologies; advanced materials; green vehicle solutions; road safety and traffic management; transportation engineering

Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative System (IVICS)

edited by Tao Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative System (IVICS); intelligent vehicles; traffic control; machine learning

Tire and Suspension Dynamics for Vehicle Performance Advancement

edited by

Ye Zhuang

, Xueliang Gao and Shida Nie

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: tire modeling and dynamics; suspension modeling and dynamics; vehicle performance; suspension control; tire-road interaction; hardware-in- the loop test; tire sensing technology

Emerging Transportation Safety and Operations: Practical Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Deogratias Eustace

Bhaven Naik

Heng Wei

and

Parth Bhavsar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17466 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety; surrogate measures; injury severity; crash severity; connected/automated vehicle safety; safety methods; intelligent transportation systems

Advanced Wireless Charging Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Xiaofei Li

and

Heshou Wang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle-to-grid; lifecycle assessment; intelligent transportation systems; wireless power transfer

Data-Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Tanmoy Bhowmik

, Sagar Dasgupta and Tanmay Das

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven transportation; intelligent transportation systems; connected and automated vehicles; multi-source transportation data; machine learning in transportation; mobility data analytics; transportation system optimization; transportation big data

AI-Empowered Assisted and Autonomous Driving

edited by Xubin Sun and Weifeng Zhong

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent train control; ADAS; autonomous driving; enforcement learning; deep learning; energy saving

Next-Generation Power Electronics and Charging Technologies for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Jingfang Wang

, Yuefeng Liao and

Chenwei Ma

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles (EVs); power electronic converters; thermal management; battery safety; smart charging; wireless power transfer; bidirectional charging / V2G / G2V; control strategies and modeling; power quality; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems

The Application of Deep Learning in Intelligent Vehicle Perception Systems

edited by Lie Yang and Xiangkun He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5793 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; intelligent vehicle perception systems; sensors; autonomous vehicles; decision-making

Air Vehicle Operations: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Trends

edited by

Saba Al-Rubaye

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open

Keywords: air vehicles; urban air mobility; 6G communication and networking; autonomous systems; non-terrestrial networks (NTNs); applications in aerospace systems

Energy Management Strategy of Hybrid Electric Vehicles

edited by

Weiwei Yang

and Yang Tian

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management strategy; battery life optimization; real-time power distribution; intelligent control technology; vehicle– road– cloud collaboration; multi-objective optimization

V2X Communication

edited by

G. G. Md. Nawaz Ali

and

Arun Kumar

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: V2X communication; 5G and beyond for V2X; autonomous driving systems; security in V2X; V2X simulation

Vehicle Systems and Road Infrastructure Integration for Smarter Transportation Systems

edited by

Anna Grana

Elżbieta Macioszek

and

Maria Luisa Tumminello

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle systems; road infrastructure; life-cycle analysis; smart mobility; energy harvesting and energy-efficient road design solutions; smart city planning; adaptive traffic management; smart and connected transportation systems; internet of vehicles (IoV); digital solutions for integrated vehicle-road projects

Crash Modeling and Risk Assessment for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs)

edited by Xiao Wen, Hongliang Ding and

Chunxi Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: crash data; risk perception; deep learning; surrogate safety measures; connected and automated vehicles

Sustainable Traffic and Mobility—2nd Edition

edited by

Yanyan Xu

Yu Shen

and Chunxiao Li

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transportation; public transportation; travel behavior; shared mobility; environmentally friendly mobility

Planning and Operations for Modern Railway Transport Systems

edited by Yao Chen, Yongxiang Zhang and Jungang Shi

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: network; line and route planning; resource scheduling; timetable optimization; disruption management; real-time train operations; resilience in railway transport

Models and Algorithms for Railway Line Planning Problems

edited by Yuan Gao, Shuguang Zhan and Chuntian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway system; line planning; train scheduling; mathematical model; algorithm

Vehicle Design Processes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ralf Stetter

Udo Pulm

and

Markus Till

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: design processes; vehicle design; design engineering; digital design; robotics; product data management; multi-domain design processes; vehicle dynamics; vehicle safety; vehicle ergonomics

Optimization and Management of Urban Rail Transit Network

edited by

Songpo Yang

, Lishan Sun and Danni Cao

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: train operation; crew operation; maintenance operation; emergency response; passenger forecasting; passenger analysis; energy forecasting; energy analysis; urban transit hub; integrative operation; integrative infrastructure; integrative service

Novel Solutions for Transportation Safety, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tai-Jin Song

and Yao Cheng

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

Keywords: vehicle safety; autonomous vehicle; data-driven approach; incident management

Road Safety, Aberrant Driver Behaviour and Sustainable Transportation Planning

edited by

Muhammad Hussain

Xiaomeng Li

, Paul Roberts and

Amjad Pervez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation systems; road safety; driver behaviour; Intelligent Transport Systems (ITSs); sustainable mobility; data-driven modelling; vehicle automation; connected vehicle systems

Thermal Management and Energy Recovery Systems for Vehicle Batteries

edited by

Qinghua Yu

and Zu-Guo Shen

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management systems; energy recovery technologies; vehicle batteries

Reliability Analysis and Evaluation of Automotive Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by Lihui Zhao and Christoph Bleicher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA); fault tree analysis (FTA); reliability testing; prognostics and health management (PHM); risk assessment; failure prediction; maintenance strategies; warranty analysis; quality control; reliability modeling and simulation

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