Understanding the Effects of Automated Truck Platooning on Workforce in Kansas

Automated vehicles are expected to affect various segments of the US workforce. The trucking industry is moving towards adopting automated trucks to improve delivery times and safety of their employees and improve efficiency of the truck freight movements. However, the exact impact of vehicle automation and truck platooning in the truck workforce is not known to date. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigation the expected impacts of truck automation in the trucking industry of Kansas and offer recommendations to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) administration with respect to alleviating any negative impacts of truck automation.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $55000
• Contract Numbers:

  KU-23-2

  RE-0854-01

  C2210

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kansas Center for Research, Incorporated

  2291 Irving Hill Drive, Campus West
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Principal Investigators:

  Kondyli, Alexandra

  Schrock, Steven

• Start Date: 20220801
• Expected Completion Date: 20231130
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Intelligent vehicles; Traffic platooning; Truck traffic; Workforce
• Geographic Terms: Kansas
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01857993
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: KU-23-2, RE-0854-01, C2210
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 20 2022 11:23AM