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Next-Generation Power Electronics and Charging Technologies for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Jingfang Wang

, Yuefeng Liao and

Chenwei Ma

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4959 | 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

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 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8495 | 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

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7268 | 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 396 | Submission Open

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

AI-Empowered Assisted and Autonomous Driving

edited by Xubin Sun and Weifeng Zhong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13510 | Submission Open

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

Energy Management Strategy of Hybrid Electric Vehicles

edited by

Weiwei Yang

and Yang Tian

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2320 | Submission Open

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

Data-Driven Smart Transportation Planning

edited by Zuoxian Gan, Linchao Li and

Zhuangbin Shi

submission deadline 22 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven planning; emerging mobility; explainable AI; travel behavior; policy interaction

Data-Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Tanmoy Bhowmik

, Sagar Dasgupta and Tanmay Das

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2032 | 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

Advanced Control Strategies for Vehicle Dynamics and Aerodynamics

edited by Lingwei Zeng,

Shiqing Li

, Hao Zhou and

Fabio Alberti

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2281 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; passive and active aerodynamics; flow control; computational fluid dynamics; stability and handling; machine learning; collision safety

Vehicle Lightweight Material Design and Manufacturing Technology

edited by Geng Luo, De'an Meng and

Liangyu Fei

submission deadline 7 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; AI; manufacturing technology; additive manufacturing; multi-scale simulation

Computer Vision Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1451 | Submission Open

Keywords: vision-based perception for autonomous driving; object detection and tracking in traffic scenes; semantic and panoptic scene understanding; visual localization and mapping (V-SLAM); corner and extreme scenario perception; multi-modal sensor fusion with vision; learning-based lane and road structure detection; vision-driven motion prediction and intent recognition; simulation and synthetic data for vision systems; safety, robustness, and reliability of vision-based system

Advanced Steering and Chassis Control for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Guobiao Shi and

Shuai Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; steering control; chassis control; coordinated control; steer-by-wire; robust control; adaptive control; AI-based Control; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent and Connected Mobility)

Vehicle Systems and Road Infrastructure Integration for Smarter Transportation Systems

edited by

Anna Granà

Elżbieta Macioszek

and

Maria Luisa Tumminello

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5555 | 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

Planning and Operations for Modern Railway Transport Systems

edited by Yao Chen, Yongxiang Zhang and Jungang Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3563 | Submission Open

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

Trustworthy and Explainable AI for Vehicle Perception and Driver Monitoring

edited by

Marcos Nieto

Carlos R. del Blanco

and

Nerea Aranjuelo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: trustworthy AI; generative AI; vision–language-models (VLA); end-to-end (E2E); driver monitoring systems; human–machine interface (HMI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent and Connected Mobility)

Application of Machine Learning in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Bin Li

Jianghui Wen

and

Qiao Wang

submission deadline 2 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4725 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; electric vehicles; battery management; energy optimization; intelligent transportation systems

Intelligent Vehicular Networks and Communications

edited by Yong Liao,

Chunguo Li

and Pei Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent and connected vehicles; V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communication; ISAC (integrated sensing and communication); edge intelligent; URLLC (ultra-reliable & low-latency communication); network architecture; collaborative sensing; resource allocation; communication security; smart transportation

Emerging Solutions and Technologies for Smart Mobility and Vehicle Safety in Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eva Michelaraki

and

George Yannis

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

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

The Application of Deep Learning in Intelligent Vehicle Perception Systems

edited by Lie Yang and Xiangkun He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13952 | Submission Open

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

Reliability Analysis and Evaluation of Automotive Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by Lihui Zhao and Christoph Bleicher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2379 | 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

Intelligent Mobility and Sustainable Automotive Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicolae Vlad Burnete

Florin Mariasiu

and

Calin Iclodean

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: automotive engineering; artificial intelligence in the automotive industry; software-defined vehicles; autonomous driving; connected vehicles; vehicle-to-everything (V2X); digital twins; hydrogen mobility; electrified mobility; sustainable mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent and Connected Mobility)

Battery Technologies, Management, and System Integration for Vehicle Electrification

edited by

Yiqun Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable battery technologies; vehicle electrification; advanced battery materials; next-generation battery chemistries; battery lifecycle assessment; battery recycling and second-life applications; battery management and safety; electric and hybrid vehicles

Trajectory Tracking of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Wei Han

, Cetengfei Zhang and Quan Zhou

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1422 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; trajectory tracking; control strategy; sensor fusion; state estimation; V2X communication; multi-agent cooperative driving; reinforcement learning

Advanced Research on Vehicle Noise and Vibration

edited by

Jianwang Shao

and Xudong Wu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle noise and vibration; advanced material and structure; active/Intelligent control; digital Twin; human factors engineering; sound design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicle Dynamics and Control)

Vehicle Design Processes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ralf Stetter

Udo Pulm

and

Markus Till

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11988 | 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

Advanced Vehicle Powertrain Control and Energy Management Strategies

edited by

Yong Chen

Qin Li

and Jie Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle powertrain; intelligent control technology; energy management strategy; distributed-drive electric vehicle; vehicle–road–cloud collaboration; autonomous vehicles; multi-objective optimization

Novel Solutions for Transportation Safety, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tai-Jin Song

and Yao Cheng

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5925 | Submission Open

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

Emerging Transportation Safety and Operations: Practical Perspectives, 3rd Edition

edited by

Deogratias Eustace

, Bhaven Naik,

Heng Wei

and

Parth Bhavsar

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Traffic and Mobility—2nd Edition

edited by

Yanyan Xu

Yu Shen

and Chunxiao Li

submission deadline 5 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8731 | Submission Open

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

AI Advancements for Transportation

edited by Hong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart transportation; intelligent and connected vehicles; autonomous driving perception; object detection; vehicle-to-everything communication; traffic prediction; digital twins; transportation big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent and Connected Mobility)

Advances in Simulation-Based Traffic Safety

edited by

Giuseppina Pappalardo

and Monica Meocci

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety simulation; driving simulator; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); surrogate safety measures; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent and Connected Mobility)

Distributed Control of UAVs

edited by Zhanshan Zhao and

Rao Fu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV control; distributed control; multi-UAV systems; swarm intelligence; cooperative control

Electric Vehicle Battery Technologies: From Present States to Future Systems

edited by

Zeyu Chen

and

Nan Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle batteries; battery management systems (BMS); battery safety and thermal management; state estimation; fault diagnosis; intelligent battery systems; multi-physics modeling

Tire and Suspension Dynamics for Vehicle Performance Advancement

edited by

Ye Zhuang

, Xueliang Gao and Shida Nie

submission deadline 15 Sep 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6268 | 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

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