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It is time consuming to set up a realistic traffic simulation scenario. Even though data is available, a large effort is needed to gather, convert and adapt all the data needed to replicate a part of a real road network. Available road networks usually have to be corrected and adapted to the used simulation model. The demand has to be converted or even generated using given measurements. The measurements must be imported into the simulation system's architecture to allow the models' calibration and validation. Additional road side structures must be converted into a proper representation and embedded into the scenario. Therefore, three real world traffic simulation scenarios of the city of Bologna are made available to the public. With these scenarios researchers are able to start their investigations with little preparation effort and can concentrate on their research questions.

Cooperative ITS systems are expected to improve road traffic safety and efficiency, and provide infotainment services on the move, through the dynamic exchange of messages between vehicles, and between vehicles and infrastructure nodes. The complexity of cooperative ITS systems and the interrelation between its components requires their extensive testing before deployment. The lack of simulation platforms capable to test, with high modelling accuracy, cooperative ITS systems and applications in large scale scenarios triggered the implementation of the EU-funded iTETRIS simulation platform. iTETRIS is a unique open source simulation platform characterized by a modular architecture that allows integrating two widely adopted traffic and wireless simulators, while supporting the implementation of cooperative ITS applications in a language-agnostic fashion. This paper presents in detail the iTETRIS simulation platform, and describes its architecture, standard compliant implementation, operation and new functionalities. Finally, the paper demonstrates iTETRIS large scale cooperative ITS evaluation capabilities through the implementation and evaluation of cooperative traffic congestion detection and bus lane management applications. The detailed description and implemented examples provide valuable information on how to use and exploit iTETRIS simulation potential.

Traffic puts a high burden on the environment in means of emitted pollutants and consumed fuel. Different attempts exist for reducing these impacts, ranging from traffic management actions to in-vehicle ITS solutions. When equipped with a model for vehicular pollutant emissions, microscopic traffic simulations are assumed to be helpful in predicting the performance of such approaches. We report about the implementation of a second generation of pollutant emission models.

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