@article{915, author = {Jiangbo Yu and Michael Hyland}, title = {Coordinated flow model for strategic planning of autonomous mobility-on-demand systems}, abstract = {High-quality strategic planning of autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMOD) systems is critical for the success of the subsequent phases of AMOD system implementation. To assist in strategic AMOD planning, we propose a dynamic and flexible flow-based model of an AMOD system. The proposed model is computationally fast while capturing the state transitions of two coordinated flows (i.e. co-flows): the AMOD service fleet vehicles and AMOD customers. Capturing important quantity dynamics and conservations through a system of ordinary differential equations, the model can economically respond to a large number and a wide range of scenario-testing requests. The paper illustrates the model efficacy through a basic example and a more realistic case study. The case study envisions replacing Manhattan's existing taxi service with a hypothetical AMOD system. The results show that even a simple co-flow model can robustly predict the systemwide AMOD dynamics and support the strategic planning of AMOD systems.}, year = {2023}, journal = {Transportmetrica A: Transport Science}, chapter = {1}, pages = {39}, month = {09}, issn = {2324-9935}, url = {https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10463793}, doi = {10.1080/23249935.2023.2253474}, }