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Soft Actor-Critic based regional traffic signal control in connected environment and its application in priority signal control

Sep 2026 · Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems · Vol 30, pp. 1020 - 1038 · 5 citations · 69 references

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A distributed TSC model based on the Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) reinforcement learning algorithm that demonstrates the model’s effectiveness, adaptability, and potential for deployment in intelligent traffic management systems is proposed.

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