Aimsun Live
Benefits
Delivers forecasts for network conditions within 3-6 minutes for the next hour. Enables operators to override normal traffic signal operations proactively. Automates traffic management response plans, reducing human intervention and lowering staffing costs. Provides an alternative to physical bus priority measures that can be deployed more quickly at scale. Reduces bus delays at pinch points, improving service reliability and customer experience.
Details
- Tool name
- Aimsun Live
- Organisation
- Lancashire County Council
- Status
- pilot
- AI method (as recorded)
- Machine Learning, Other
- AI method (normalised tags)
- Machine Learning Other
- Usecase
- Workflow Automation
- Origin
- lancashire.gov.uk
- Owning team
- Lancashire County Council Highways and Transport
- Date added
- 18 March 2025
- Scrape date
- Source note
- The system is being trialled on the A6 London Road in Preston as part of Lancashire's Future Mobility Platform initiative. The pilot will be monitored and evaluated over the next 12 months. According to Councillor Scott Smith, it aims to reduce congestion and minimize disruptions while making better use of the transport network. [Source]