Entropy Admissibility of the Limit Solution for a Nonlocal Model of Traffic Flow

Abstract: We consider a conservation law model of traffic flow, where the velocity of each car depends on a weighted average of the traffic density $\rho$ ahead. The averaging kernel is of exponential type: $w_\varepsilon(s)=\varepsilon^{-1} e^{-s/\varepsilon}$. For any decreasing velocity function $v$, we prove that, as $\varepsilon\to 0$, the limit of solutions to the nonlocal equation coincides with the unique entropy-admissible solution to the scalar conservation law $\rho_t + (\rho v(\rho))_x=0$.