Call for Papers
Feature Topic on Coordinated System of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration

The advances in science and engineering technologies have considerably promoted vehicle and transportation system designs. Due to the global energy crisis and the stringent requirements on environment protection and vehicle safety, intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) have been increasingly considered the most promising venue for future transportation. ICVs, by integrating AI, information and communication technology, and transportation technology, can realize safer, greener, and more comfortable driving. The integration of vehicles, roads, and the cloud is enabled by a new Cyber-Physical System, i.e., the Coordinated System of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration.

Using the systematic closed-loop control technology, the Coordinated System of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration efficiently optimizes the roadside perception configuration and integrates driving planning and traffic control in a road network. Moreover, the system performs integrated perception, decision-making, and control in complex traffic scenarios while ensuring high stability. However, few existing studies are digging into the architecture and control methods of the system.

This Feature Topic hopes to bring together research focusing on ICVs, V2X (the communication technology of vehicle-to-everything), Cyber-Physical System, and cloud control systems, to discuss the progress of the latest works on System of Coordinated Perception, Decision, and Control by Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration, and to give readers a clear picture of the advances that are to come. Welcome topics include, but are not strictly limited to, the following:

Topics

l  Concept and architecture of the Coordinated System of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration

l  Configuration design method of cooperative perception in the coordinated system

l  Fusion planning method for ICVs in mixed traffic conditions

l  Coordinated control method of connected vehicles under V2X situation

l  Key technologies of the cloud control system and Cyber-Physical System

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: March 30, 2023

First Round Decision Due: May 15, 2023

Final Decision Due: July 30, 2023

Guest Editors

l  Prof. Keqiang Li, Professor at School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

l  Prof. Timothy Gordon, Professor of School of Engineering in College of Science, University of Lincoln

l  Prof. Yuanqing Xia, Professor and Director of School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology

l  Prof. Henry Liu, Professor at University of Michigan, Director of Centre for Connected and Automated Transportation

l  Dr. Bolin Gao, Associate Research Professor at the School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, and Deputy Secretary General of the Youth Committee of China-SAE

Submission Guidelines

The paper submission & review process will be handled through Automotive Innovation

1.      Please submit online via www.springer.com/42154, be sure to select Topical Collection: Coordinated System of Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration.

2.      Papers should be submitted in two separate .doc files: 1) Blinded Manuscript (paper title, abstract, keywords, and full text); 2) Title Page (paper title, author affiliation, acknowledgment, and any other information related to the authors’ identification).

3.      All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed and evaluated based on quality, originality, novelty, and relevance to the topics.

4.      If any problems, please feel free to contact the journal editorial office via email: jai-editor@sae-china.org.