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Due to regressions in mesoscopic behavior and visualization, we are releasing SUMO version 1.27.1 as a hotfix.
The download links are (as always) here: https://sumo.dlr.de/download
The major changes are listed below and the full list of changes is given at https://sumo.dlr.de/Changelog
If you cite the new release in your publications, please use the DOI
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We are happy to announce the release of SUMO version 1.27.0. The download links are at https://sumo.dlr.de/Download.
If you cite the new release in your publications, please use the DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20312733 (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20312733)
Starting with this release, vehicles will default to departSpeed "avg" and departLane "best_prob".
As a result, the insertion flow rate is much higher, especially on multi-lane roads.