Mehmet Çağrı KIZILTAŞ Doctorate Graduation

Istanbul Gelisim University Civil Engineering PhD Program has achieved another important success. Dr. Mehmet Çağrı KIZILTAŞ, one of the graduates of the program, successfully completed his doctoral thesis titled “AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON TRAFFIC FLOW” under the supervision of Prof. Mustafa KARAŞAHİN. This study arouses great curiosity both academically and practically.

In the thesis, the effects of autonomous vehicles on traffic flow were examined in detail. Autonomous vehicle types and accelerations were determined by classification analysis in R Studio program, and perception response times were calculated in MATLAB and SPSS programs. The research revealed that autonomous vehicles have higher accelerations and shorter perception response times than conventional vehicles.

Four different types of autonomous vehicles were simulated in Vissim to analyze how traffic flow changes under various penetration rates. The results showed that autonomous vehicle penetration leads to significant improvements in parameters such as traffic patterns, average speed, distance traveled and traffic density.
This research provides important data for planning the integration of autonomous vehicles into traffic systems and provides a valuable foundation for future traffic systems.

We congratulate Dr. Mehmet Çağrı KIZILTAŞ on this important achievement and wish him greater success in the field of engineering.