Evolutionary game theoretical approach for equilibrium of cross-border traffic

This paper offers a game-theoretical approach and analysis for the traffic assignment problem over a set of checkpoints. In the provided formulation, the vehicle drivers? are considered to be the rational players of the game whereas the selection among the different available checkpoints are their strategies to choose from. The objective of the game is to find an equilibrium distribution of vehicles in order to moderate the delay time at cross borders. An ad-hoc discrete event simulation is developed to show the validity of the overall approach and the findings reached. The results of the conducted simulation runs reaffirm the conclusions made showing that the system reaches stability. A discussion of the practical considerations and implementation details of the changes advocated at border-crossing points is included.