Traffic simulation are an approximate imitation of traffic flow behavior on any road network.
The components or features that are part of traffic simulations are i) Traffic behavior (homogeneous or heterogeneous), ii) traffic flow models (microscopic, macroscopic or mesoscopic), iii) traffic models (such as car following, lane changing) and iv) system (discrete or continuous).
Latest work on this topic is reported in
- Ullah, Muhammad Rehmat, et al. "Vehicular traffic simulation software: A systematic comparative analysis." Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology 4.1 (2021): 66-78.