Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment Phase 2

This project builds upon the previous Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Joint Program Office (JPO) exploratory research to assess and study two and three truck platooning technologies and operations and is a direct follow on to the Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment project. In the near future, the commercial trucking industry is planning to deploy CACC truck platoon. System-wide impacts and impact on truck drivers and light duty vehicle drivers still needs to be assessed for operational and safety impacts. Building on this previous research, this project will conduct a multi-state, long-haul field test of Level 1 Cooperative Automation of Two-Truck Platooning operations with similar trucks (e.g., same fleet, size, and make/model). This project will assess the impacts and benefits of long haul two-truck platooning on truck drivers, other road users, fleet owners, traffic operations & safety, and policy under a variety of operational conditions. This will include multiple drivers, up to 3 platoons covering various environments and operational conditions over an extended period of time (e.g., weeks/months) over multiple State lines. (Funding/award could be distributed among up to 3 teams.)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157771

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1496547
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Intelligent Transportation Systems - Joint Program Office

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Mclean, VA  United States  22101
• Project Managers:

  Park, Hyungjun

• Start Date: 20191201
• Expected Completion Date: 20230307
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Automation
• Subprogram: Freight Mobility

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Impacts; Traffic platooning; Truck traffic
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01864192
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 17 2022 11:56AM