Many particle approximation of the Aw-Rascle-Zhang second order model for vehicular traffic

Abstract

We consider the Follow-The-Leader approximation of the Aw-Rascle-Zhang (ARZ) model for traffic flow in a multi-population formulation. We prove rigorous convergence to weak solutions of the ARZ system in the many particle limit in presence of vacuum. The result is based on uniform $\mathbf{BV}$ estimates on the discrete particle velocity. We complement out result with numerical simulations of the particle method compared with some exact solutions to the Riemann problem of the ARZ system.