Weproposeanewcellularautomation(CA)trafficmodelthatisbasedonthecar-followingmodel.Aclassofdrivingstrategiesisusedinthecar-followingmodelinsteadoftheaccelerationintheNaSchtrafficmodel.Inourmodel,somerealisticdriverbehaviouranddetailedvehiclecharacteristicshavebeentakenintoaccount,suchasdistance-headwayandsafedistance,etc.Thesimulationresultsshowthatourmodelcanexhibitsometrafficflowstatesthathavebeenobservedintherealtraffic,andbothofthemaximumfluxandthecriticaldensityareveryclosetotherealmeasurement.Moreover,itiseasytoextendourmethodtomulti-lanetraffic.
