• Vehicle Value Retrieval
Vehicle Value Retrieval

Command 0xa4: Get Vehicle Variable#

ubyte string
Variable Vehicle ID

Asks for the value of a certain variable of the named vehicle. The value returned is the state of the asked variable/value within the last simulation step. In the case the vehicle is loaded, but outside the network - due not being yet inserted into the network or being teleported within the current time step - a default "error" value is returned.

The following variable values can be retrieved, the type of the return value is also shown in the table.

Overview Retrievable Vehicle Variables

Variable

ValueType

Description

Python Method

id list (0x00)

stringList

Returns a list of ids of all vehicles currently running within the scenario (the given vehicle ID is ignored)

getIDList

count (0x01)

int

Returns the number of vehicles currently running within the scenario (the given vehicle ID is ignored)

getIDCount

speed (0x40)

double

Returns the speed of the named vehicle within the last step [m/s]; error value: -2^30

getSpeed

lateral speed (0x32)

double

Returns the lateral speed of the named vehicle within the last step [m/s]; error value: -2^30

getLateralSpeed

acceleration (0x72)

double

Returns the acceleration in the previous time step [m/s^2]

getAcceleration

position (0x42)

position

Returns the position(two doubles) of the named vehicle (center of the front bumper) within the last step [m,m]; error value: [-2^30, -2^30].

getPosition

position 3D (0x39)

position

Returns the 3D-position(three doubles) of the named vehicle (center of the front bumper) within the last step [m,m,m]; error value: [-2^30, -2^30, -2^30].

getPosition3D

angle (0x43)

double

Returns the angle of the named vehicle within the last step [°]; error value: -2^30

getAngle

road id (0x50)

string

Returns the id of the edge the named vehicle was at within the last step; error value: ""

getRoadID

lane id (0x51)

string

Returns the id of the lane the named vehicle was at within the last step; error value: ""

getLaneID

lane index (0x52)

int

Returns the index of the lane the named vehicle was at within the last step; error value: -2^30

getLaneIndex

type id (0x4f)

string

Returns the id of the type of the named vehicle

getTypeID

route id (0x53)

string

Returns the id of the route of the named vehicle

getRouteID

route index (0x69)

int

Returns the index of the current edge within the vehicles route or -1 if the vehicle has not yet departed

getRouteIndex

edges (0x54)

stringList

Returns the ids of the edges the vehicle's route is made of

getRoute

color (0x45)

ubyte,ubyte,ubyte,ubyte

Returns the vehicle's color (RGBA). This does not return the currently visible color in the GUI but the color value set in the XML file or via TraCI.

getColor

lane position (0x56)

double

The position of the vehicle along the lane (the distance from the front bumper to the start of the lane in [m]); error value: -2^30

getLanePosition

distance (0x84)

double

The distance, the vehicle has already driven [m]); error value: -2^30

getDistance

signal states (0x5b)

int

An integer encoding the state of a vehicle's signals, see TraCI/Vehicle Signalling for more information.

getSignals

routing mode (0x89)

int

An integer encoding the current routing mode (0: default, 1: aggregated)

getRoutingMode

TaxiFleet (0x20)

stringList

Return the list of all taxis with the given mode:(-1: all, 0 : empty, 1 : pickup,2 : occupied, 3: pickup+occupied). Note: vehicles that are in state pickup+occupied (due to ride sharing) will also be returned when requesting mode 1 or 2

getTaxiFleet

CO2 emissions
(id 0x60)

double

Vehicle's CO2 emissions in mg/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getCO2Emission

CO emissions
(id 0x61)

double

Vehicle's CO emissions in mg/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getCOEmission

HC emissions
(id 0x62)

double

Vehicle's HC emissions in mg/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getHCEmission

PMx emissions
(id 0x63)

double

Vehicle's PMx emissions in mg/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getPMxEmission

NOx emissions
(id 0x64)

double

Vehicle's NOx emissions in mg/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getNOxEmission

fuel consumption
(id 0x65)

double

Vehicle's fuel consumption in ml/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getFuelConsumption

noise emission
(id 0x66)

double

Noise generated by the vehicle in dBA; error value: -2^30

getNoiseEmission

electricity consumption (id 0x71)

double

Vehicle's electricity consumption in Wh/s during this time step, to get the value for one step multiply with the step length; error value: -2^30

getElectricityConsumption

best lanes (id 0xb2)

complex

For each lane on the current edge, the sequences of lanes that would be followed from that lane without lane-change as well as information regarding lane-change desirability are returned (see below).

getBestLanes

stop state (id 0xb5)

ubyte

value = 1 * stopped + 2 * parking + 4 * triggered + 8 * containerTriggered + 16 * atBusStop + 32 * atContainerStop + 64 * atChargingStation + 128 * atParkingArea

getStopState
isAtBusStop
isAtContainerStop
isStopped
isStoppedParking
isStoppedTriggered

length (0x44)

double

Returns the length of the vehicles [m]

getLength

vmax (0x41)

double

Returns the maximum speed of the vehicle [m/s]

getMaxSpeed

accel (0x46)

double

Returns the maximum acceleration possibility of this vehicle [m/s^2]

getAccel

decel (0x47)

double

Returns the maximum deceleration possibility of this vehicle [m/s^2]

getDecel

tau (0x48)

double

Returns the driver's desired time headway for this vehicle [s]

getTau

sigma (0x5d)

double

Returns the driver's imperfection (dawdling) [0,1]

getImperfection

speedFactor (0x5e)

double

Returns the road speed multiplier for this vehicle [double]

getSpeedFactor

speedDev (0x5f)

double

Returns the deviation of speedFactor for this vehicle [double]

getSpeedDeviation

vClass (0x49)

string

Returns the permission class of this vehicle

getVehicleClass

emission_class (0x4a)

string

Returns the emission class of this vehicle

getEmissionClass

shape (0x4b)

string

Returns the shape class of this vehicle

getShapeClass

minGap (0x4c)

double

Returns the offset (gap to front vehicle if halting) of this vehicle [m]

getMinGap

width (0x4d)

double

Returns the width of this vehicle [m]

getWidth

height (0xbc)

double

Returns the height of this vehicle [m]

getHeight

person capacity (0x38)

int

Returns the total number of persons that can ride in this vehicle

getPersonCapacity

waiting time (0x7a)

double

Returns the consecutive time in where this vehicle was standing [s] (voluntary stopping is excluded)

getWaitingTime

accumulated waiting time (0x87)

double

Returns the accumulated waiting time [s] within the previous time interval of default length 100 s. (length is configurable per option --waiting-time-memory given to the main application)

getAccumulatedWaitingTime

next TLS (0x70)

complex

Returns upcoming traffic lights, along with distance and state

getNextTLS

next stops (0x73)

complex

Returns the list of upcoming stops, each as compound (laneID, endPos, ID, flags, duration, until). If flag 1 is set (stop reached), duration encodes the remaining duration. Negative values indicate being blocked from re-entering traffic after a parking stop.

getNextStops

person id list (0x1a)

stringList

Returns the list of persons which includes those defined using attribute 'personNumber' as well as -objects which are riding in this vehicle.

getPersonIDList

speed mode (0xb3)

int bitset (see below)

Retrieves how the values set by speed (0x40) and slowdown (0x14) shall be treated. See the set speedmode command for details.

getSpeedMode

lane change mode (0xb6)

int bitset (see below)

Get information on how lane changing in general and lane changing requests by TraCI are performed.

getLaneChangeMode

slope (0x36)

double

Retrieves the slope at the current vehicle position in degrees

getSlope

allowed speed (0xb7)

double

Returns the maximum allowed speed on the current lane regarding speed factor in m/s for this vehicle.

getAllowedSpeed

line (0xbd)

string

Returns the line information of this vehicle.

getLine

Person Number(0x67)

int

Returns the total number of persons which includes those defined using attribute 'personNumber' as well as <person>-objects which are riding in this vehicle.

getPersonNumber

via edges(0xbe)

stringList

Returns the ids of via edges for this vehicle.

getVia

speed without TraCI (0xb1)

double

Returns the speed that the vehicle would drive if not speed-influencing command such as setSpeed or slowDown was given.

getSpeedWithoutTraCI

valid route (0x92)

bool

Returns whether the current vehicle route is connected for the vehicle class of the given vehicle.

isRouteValid

lateral lane position (0xb8)

double

Returns the lateral position of the vehicle on its current lane measured in m.

getLateralLanePosition

max lateral speed (0xba)

double

Returns the maximum lateral speed in m/s of this vehicle.

getMaxSpeedLat

lateral gap (0xbb)

double

Returns the desired lateral gap of this vehicle at 50km/h in m.

getMinGapLat

lateral alignment (0xb9)

string

Returns the preferred lateral alignment of the vehicle.

getLateralAlignment

parameter (0x7e)

string

Returns the value for the given string parameter

getParameter

action step length (0x7d)

double

Returns the current action step length for the vehicle in s.

getActionStepLength

last action time (0x7f)

double

Returns the time of the last action step in s.

getLastActionTime

stops (0x74)

complex

Returns the list of the next or last n stops as StopData objects.

getStops

timeLoss (0x8c)

double

Returns the accumulated timeLoss of the vehicle in s

getTimeLoss

Response 0xb4: Vehicle Variable#

ubyte string ubyte <return_type>
Variable Vehicle ID Return type of the variable <VARIABLE_VALUE>

The respond to a "Command Get Vehicle Variable".

next stops (0x73)

byte int ...
value type compound number of following stop information stop information

Each stop information is:

byte string byte double byte string byte integer byte double byte double
value type string lane-id value type double endPos value type string stoppingPlaceID value type integer stopFlags (bit set, see setStop()) value type double duration in seconds value type double until in seconds

best lanes (0xb2)

byte int ...
value type compound number of following edge information edge information

Each edge information is:

byte string byte double byte double byte byte (signed) byte byte (unsigned) byte stringList
value type string lane-id value type double length value type double occupation value type byte offset to best lane value type ubyte 0: lane may not be used for continuing drive, 1: it may be used value type stringlist list of best subsequent lanes

Extended retrieval messages#

Some further messages require additional parameters.

Overview Extended Variables Retrieval

Variable

Request ValueType

Response ValueType

Description

Python Method

edge travel time information (0x58)

compound (time, edgeID), see below

double

Returns the edge travel time for the given time as stored in the vehicle's internal container. If such a value does not exist, -1 is returned.

getAdaptedTraveltime

edge effort information (0x59)

compound (time, edgeID), see below

double

Returns the edge effort for the given time as stored in the vehicle's internal container. If such a value does not exist, -1 is returned.

getEffort

leader (0x68)

double, see below

compound (string, double)

Returns the id of the leading vehicle and its distance, if the string is empty, no leader was found within the given range. Only vehicles ahead on the currently list of best lanes are considered (see above). This means, the leader is only valid until the next lane-change maneuver. The returned distance is measured from the ego vehicle front bumper + minGap to the back bumper of the leader vehicle.

getLeader

distance request (0x83)

compound (see Command 0x83: Distance Request)

double, see below

Returns the distance between the current vehicle position and the specified position (for the given distance type)

getDrivingDistance getDrivingDistance2D

change lane information (0x13)

compound , see below

int, int see below

Return whether the vehicle could change lanes in the specified direction (right: -1, left: 1. sublane-change within current lane: 0).
Return the lane change state for the vehicle.

getLaneChangeState couldChangeLane wantsAndCouldChangeLane

neighboring vehicles (0xbf)

byte , see below

stringList see below

Returns a list of IDs for neighboring vehicle relevant to lane changing (>1 elements only possible for sublane model)

getNeighbors, getLeftFollowers, getLeftLeaders, getRightFollowers, getRightLeaders

followSpeed (0x1c)

compound, see below

double

Return the follow speed computed by the carFollowModel of vehicle

getFollowSpeed

secureGap (0x1e)

compound, see below

double

Return the secure gap computed by the carFollowModel of vehicle

getSecureGap

stopSpeed (0x1e)

compound, see below

double

Return the safe speed for stopping at gap computed by the carFollowModel of vehicle

getStopSpeed

The request message contents are as following:

edge travel time information (0x58)#

byte int byte double byte string
value type compound number of elements (always=2) value type double requested time (in s) value type string edge id

edge effort information (0x59)#

byte int byte double byte string
value type compound number of elements (always=2) value type double requested time (in s) value type string edge id

leader (0x68)#

byte double
value type double minimum look ahead distance (in m)

next TLS (0x70)#

byte int byte int byte string byte int byte double byte byte
value type compound number of elements value type integer number of traffic light links ahead value type string TLS id value type int TLS link index value type double distance to TLS value type byte link state

The last 4 items occur multiple times according to the number of traffic lights ahead (2nd return value)

change lane information (0x13)#

byte int
value type compound change direction (-1:right, 0:sublane-change within current lane or 1:left)

The result consists of two integer values. The first value returns the state as computed by the lane change model and the second value returns the state after requests where incorporated (see changeLane, setLaneChangeMode). Each value is a bitset with the following meaning:

  • 2^0: stay
  • 2^1: left
  • 2^2: right
  • 2^3: strategic
  • 2^4: cooperative
  • 2^5: speedGain
  • 2^6: keepRight
  • 2^7: TraCI
  • 2^8: urgent
  • 2^9: blocked by left leader
  • 2^10: blocked by left follower
  • 2^11: blocked by right leader
  • 2^12: blocked by right follower
  • 2^13: overlapping
  • 2^14: insufficient space
  • 2^15: sublane

neighboring vehicles (0xbf)#

byte ubyte
value type ubyte mode (bitset)

The mode's bits specify which neighboring vehicles should be returned:

  • 2^0: right neighbors (else: left)
  • 2^1: neighbors ahead (else: behind)
  • 2^2: only neighbors blocking a potential lane change (else: all)

The returned string list contains the IDs of all corresponding neighboring vehicles.

followSpeed (0x1c)#

byte int double double double double string
value type compound 5 speed gap leaderSpeed leaderMaxDecel leaderID

The leaderID is optional. Only a few car follow models such as CACC may require the identity of the leader to return the correct value The returned value is the safe follow speed in m/s

secureGap (0x1e)#

byte int double double double string
value type compound 4 speed leaderSpeed leaderMaxDecel leaderID

The leaderID is optional. Only a few car follow models such as CACC may require the identity of the leader to return the correct value The returned value is the safe gap for following the given leader in m.

stopSpeed (0x1d)#

byte int double double
value type compound 2 speed gap

The returned value is the safe speed in m/s for stopping after gap when braking from the given speed.

Device and LaneChangeModel Parameter Retrieval 0x7e#

Vehicles supports retrieval of device parameters using the generic parameter retrieval call.

Supported Device Parameters#

  • device.battery.energyConsumed
  • device.battery.energyCharged
  • device.battery.actualBatteryCapacity
  • device.battery.maximumBatteryCapacity
  • device.battery.chargingStationId
  • device.battery.vehicleMass
  • device.battery.totalEnergyConsumed
  • device.battery.totalEnergyRegenerated
  • device.person.IDList
  • device.container.IDList
  • device.rerouting.period (returns individual rerouting period in seconds)
  • device.rerouting.edge:EDGE_ID (returns assumed travel time for rerouting where EDGE_ID is the id of a network edge)
  • device.driverstate.awareness
  • device.driverstate.errorState
  • device.driverstate.errorTimeScale
  • device.driverstate.errorNoiseIntensity
  • device.driverstate.minAwareness
  • device.driverstate.initialAwareness
  • device.driverstate.errorTimeScaleCoefficient
  • device.driverstate.errorNoiseIntensityCoefficient
  • device.driverstate.speedDifferenceErrorCoefficient
  • device.driverstate.headwayErrorCoefficient
  • device.driverstate.speedDifferenceChangePerceptionThreshold
  • device.driverstate.headwayChangePerceptionThreshold
  • device.driverstate.maximalReactionTime
  • device.driverstate.originalReactionTime
  • device.driverstate.actionStepLength
  • device.taxi.state
  • device.taxi.customers
  • device.taxi.occupiedTime
  • device.taxi.occupiedDistance
  • device.taxi.currentCustomers
  • device.example.customValue1 (return the value of option --device.example.parameter)
  • device.example.customValue2 (return the value of vehicle parameter example)
  • device.example.meaningOfLife (return 42)
  • has.DEVICENAME.device (returns "true" or "false" depending on whether a device with DEVICENAME is equipped)

Caution

If the vehicles does not carry the respective device an error is returned when retrieving parameters with the device. prefix. This happens when requesting device.person.IDList for a vehicle that has not carried any persons up to that point. Either check for existence or handle the error (i.e. by catching TraCIException in the python client).

Supported LaneChangeModel Parameters#

Supported carFollowModel Parameters#

Some carFollowModels permit access to further vehicle-specific parameters.

  • carFollowModel.caccCommunicationsOverride (only CACC)

Supported further Parameters#

  • parking.rerouteCount: number of times vehicle rerouted to another parkingArea during the current search
  • parking.memory.IDList: all parkingAreas considered so far
  • parking.memory.score: latest scores for the list of considered parkingAreas (smaller is better)
  • parking.memory.blockedAtTime: times for the list of considered parkingAreas indicating the last time the area was found to be blocked (possibly via remote information)
  • parking.memory.blockedAtTimeLocal: times for the list of considered parkingAreas indicating the last time the area was found to be blocked (upon physically visiting that area)