NTL Record

Title Independent Evaluation of Heavy-Truck Safety Applications Based on Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications Used in the Safety Pilot Model Deployment
Record ID 59247
Personal Name
Creator
Guglielmi, John; Wilson, Bruce; Stevens, Scott; Lam, Andy; Nodine, Emily; Jackson, Chris; Najm, Wassim G.
Source 102p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 20160100
Language English
Abstract This report presents the methodology and results of the independent evaluation of heavy trucks (HTs) in the Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD); part of the United States Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems research program. In 2012 the SPMD deployed approximately 2,800 vehicles equipped with designated short-range-communication-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology in a real-world driving environment. The goals of the independent evaluation were to characterize capability, assess unintended consequences, and gauge driver acceptance of the V2V and V2I safety applications. The evaluation is based on naturalistic driving by 33 participants who drove HTs equipped with integrated and retrofit safety devices (RSDs). The V2V and V2I devices in the 3 integrated trucks and 16 trucks equipped with RSDs contained a suite of safety applications that issued alerts to participants in potential crash scenarios. The results of the analysis suggest that V2V safety applications work in real-world environment and issue useful alerts in driving conflicts, but improvements in their accuracy are needed. Results from the SPMD will help shape future research direction.
Rosap ID dot:12292
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12292
TRT Terms Vehicle to vehicle communications; Dedicated short range communications; Vehicle to infrastructure communications; Real time information; Acceptance; Safety; Crash avoidance systems; Warning devices
General Subjects System capability; Unintended consequences; Driver acceptance; Crash scenarios; Imminent alerts
Classification NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Commercial Vehicle Operations
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1604581
Contract Number DTNH22-12-V-00080; HS7A
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-15-02; DOT-HS 812 224
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/59000/59200/59247/812224-HeavyTruckV2VReport.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository