Data-Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems

A special issue of Vehicles (ISSN 2624-8921).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 1282

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Dear Colleagues,

The transportation sector is undergoing a fundamental shift driven by the unprecedented growth of data from diverse sources. Connected and automated vehicles, roadside and infrastructure-based sensors, mobile devices, and emerging mobility services generate continuous streams of information that capture detailed characteristics of vehicle trajectories, traffic states, infrastructure conditions, and traveler interactions. This rapidly expanding data ecosystem is becoming indispensable for modeling and managing complex transportation networks.

Advances in computational methods, including machine learning, statistical inference, high-performance simulation, and real-time analytics, now allow for these heterogeneous datasets to be processed, fused, and transformed into predictive and prescriptive insights. Such approaches support system-wide optimization, adaptive traffic management, infrastructure health monitoring, and data-informed planning. Data-driven methodologies are becoming a cornerstone for improving safety, operational efficiency, sustainability, and resilience in transportation systems.

For this Special Issue of Vehicles, titled “Data-Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems,” we invite original research that advances the use of data to analyze, model, and improve mobility systems. Contributions may focus on the development of new analytical frameworks, the integration of multi-source datasets, or applications demonstrating the impact of data-driven approaches on system performance and decision-making. Both theoretical and applied studies are welcome, and interdisciplinary research connecting transportation and data science is encouraged.

We invite you to share your research and contribute to this Special Issue.

Dr. Tanmoy Bhowmik
Dr. Sagar Dasgupta
Dr. Tanmay Das
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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

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Emissions-Based Predictive Maintenance Framework for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Laboratory-Simulated Driving Conditions
by Abdulrahman Obaid, Jafar Masri and Mohammad Ismail
Vehicles 2025, 7(4), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles7040155 - 6 Dec 2025
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This study presents a predictive maintenance framework for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) based on emissions behaviour under laboratory-simulated driving conditions. Vehicle speed, road gradient, and ambient temperature were selected as the principal input variables affecting emission levels. Using simulated datasets, three machine learning [...] Read more.
This study presents a predictive maintenance framework for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) based on emissions behaviour under laboratory-simulated driving conditions. Vehicle speed, road gradient, and ambient temperature were selected as the principal input variables affecting emission levels. Using simulated datasets, three machine learning model, specifically Linear Regression, Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), as well as Random Forest, were trained and evaluated. Within that set, the Random Forest model demonstrated the best performance, achieving an R2 score of 0.79, Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 12.57 g/km, and root mean square error (RMSE) of 15.4 g/km, significantly outperforming both Linear Regression and MLP. A MATLAB-based graphical interface was developed to allow real-time classification of emission severity using defined thresholds (Normal ≤ 150 g/km, Warning ≤ 220 g/km, Critical > 220 g/km) and to provide automatic maintenance recommendations derived from the predicted emissions. Scenario-based validation confirmed the system’s ability to detect emission anomalies, which might function as early indicators of mechanical degradation when interpreted relative to operating conditions. The proposed framework, developed using laboratory-simulated datasets, provides a practical, interpretable, and accurate solution for emissions-based predictive maintenance. Although the results demonstrate feasibility, the framework should be further confirmed with real-world on-road data prior to large-scale use. Full article
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