Delivery vehicles compete for a small number of curb spaces. Without a schedule, an arriving vehicle may find every bay occupied, block the adjacent lane, and delay both other deliveries and through traffic. Reserving a time window is one way to coordinate access before a vehicle reaches the curb.
Vehicles leave the travel lane to enter a bay, complete service, and merge back into traffic. Unreserved arrivals come first, followed by a planned reservation sequence with the same mean service requirements. A third run keeps that reservation sequence but introduces variability in actual service times. The contrast explains both the value and the limit of booking: a reliable schedule can reduce conflicts, yet early or late departures can still cause overlap and obstruction. Curb management therefore has to handle uncertainty, not just divide a calendar into neat slots. The physical vehicle movements make the cost of a missed slot visible on the road itself.
The effect of automated vehicles on traffic may change as adoption grows. In this video's modeled setting, early automated vehicles keep generous following gaps and can lower network efficiency. When more vehicles become equipped and coordinated operation develops, their mutual gaps shrink and the effect can reverse.
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