Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Transportation and Emerging Technologies: Unlocking the Potential for Smart Cities of the Future
SCOPE:
Rapid developments in key technologies like Internet-of-Things (IoT), Augmented and Virtual reality (AR/VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have changed the perception of urban users in smart cities. Thus, smart city transportation has also accelerated owing to these technological disruptions, which has led to the design of efficient and sustainable transportation systems. Embedded with smart sensors, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) communicate over resilient wireless links for infotainment, road conditions, energy stations, and vehicle platooning. However, to fully realize the potential of autonomous transportation in smart cities, shortly, it is expected that Metaverse will play a prominent role. Metaverse provides a collective virtual shared space that connects physical and digital worlds and presents new opportunities for immersive and personalized transportation experiences. Metaverse-driven transport combines AR and VR into transportation experiences to make road conditions and maps more immersive, and thus can address the challenges of traditional transport systems, such as traffic congestion, limited access, and lack of user-centered services.
This special issue explores the potential of metaverse-driven autonomous transportation and emerging technologies in smart cities. We invite submissions that address the following topics:
- Requirements and challenges for smart and autonomous transformation in smart cities, including the role of emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and AR/VR.
- Opportunities and challenges of metaverse-driven transportation in urban environments, including use cases such as ride-sharing, public transportation, and last-mile delivery.
- Innovative solutions for integrating metaverse-driven transportation and emerging technologies into smart cities, including interoperability, security, and privacy challenges.
- Case studies and real-world deployments of metaverse-driven transportation and emerging technologies in smart cities, including analysis of user acceptance and impact on urban mobility.
Given the significant impact of these technologies on the future of autonomous transportation, a special issue on this topic would be of great value to the journal's readers. The special issue would provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and experts in the field to share their latest findings, ideas, and innovations related to metaverse-driven autonomous vehicles and emerging technologies.
TOPICS:
- Exploring the Role of Emerging Technologies in Smart Cities for Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles
- Intelligent Transportation Systems in Smart Cities for Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles
- Design and Development of Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles
- Ensuring Safety and Security in Smart Cities for Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles
- Examining the Social and Ethical Implications of Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles in Smart Cities
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Smart Cities in the Metaverse
- Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications in Smart Cities for Metaverse-Driven Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-based Virtual Reality Training for Automotive Technicians
- Securing Automotive Cybersecurity in Smart Cities of the Metaverse Era
- Testing and Simulation of Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-Driven Autonomous Vehicles
- Enhanced Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for Smart City-Enabled Automotive Controls in the Metaverse
- Predictive Maintenance and Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-based Digital Twins for Vehicle Health Management
- Virtual Showrooms and Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-Driven Automotive Marketing
- Smart City-Enabled Metaverse-Enabled In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems
- Decentralized Metaverse Platforms for Smart City-Enabled Automotive Supply Chain Management
IMPORTANT DATES
- Manuscript submission deadline: November, 2023
- Notification of acceptance: February, 2024
- Submission of final revised paper: April 2024
- Publication of special issue (tentative): June, 2024
MAIN GUEST EDITOR:
Dr. Pushan Kumar Dutta, Assistant Professor Grade III, School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Kolkata, Major Arterial Road Action Area 2, New Town. West Bengal India and Post Doc Erasmus Mundus Fellow, University of Oradea, Romania.
GUEST EDITORS:
Dr. S B Goyal, Director, Department of Information Technology, City University Malaysia. Email: sb.goyal@city.edu.my
Dr. Pronaya Bhattacharya, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Kolkata, India, Major Arterial Road Action Area 2 New Town Kolkata. Email: pbhattacharya@kol.amity.edu
