The　traffic　flow　model　of　cellular　automata　(CA)　theory　has　attracted　the　attention　of　many　researchers　because　of　its　simple　model　and　easy　realization　on　computer.　In　this　paper,　firstly,　a　comprehensive　review　of　traffic　flow　CA　theory;　secondly,　the　application　and　development　of　CA　in　single　lane,　and　multi-lane　traffic　flow　modeling　are　summarized.　Thirdly,　the　current　development　of　traffic　flow　CA　in　special　application　scenarios　is　reviewed.　Finally,　combined　with　the　development　of　intelligent　transportation　and　intelligent　connected　vehicles,　the　modeling　of　traffic　flow　CA　is　prospected.　The　results　show　that　for　the　single-lane　CA　model,　considering　the　slow　start　rule,　the　static　vehicle　starts　slowly　under　the　same　density,　and　the　traffic　flow　of　the　slow　start　model　is　smaller　than　that　of　the　NaSch　model.　For　the　multi-lane　model,　the　improved　multi-lane　model　makes　great　use　of　road　resources,　and　greatly　improves　the　speed　and　flow　of　traffic　flow.　For　special　scenarios　such　as　bottleneck　sections　in　traffic　or　heterogeneous　traffic　flow,　the　traffic　flow　cellular　automata　model　has　some　drawbacks.　This　paper　is　the　first　to　summarize　the　development　and　application　of　traffic　flow　CA　in　special　application　scenarios,　which　provides　a　good　reference　for　the　subsequent　application　research　of　other　special　scenarios.　©　2024　Proceedings　of　the　13th　International　Conference　on　Logistics　and　Systems　Engineering.　All　rights　reserved.