| Title | FHWA Research and Technology Evaluation: Truck Platooning |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 82020 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Foreman, Christina; Keen, Matthew; Petrella, Margaret; Plotnick, Sarah |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Moulden, John V. |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
| Publication Date | 20210600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report assesses how FHWA's investment in truck-platooning research affected truck platooning knowledge, the availability and quality of data, and the deployment of truck platooning technology. The research projects reviewed in this report are the "Partial Automation for Truck Platooning" (PATP) and "Driver-Assistive Truck Platooning" (DATP). The focus of the PATP and DATP projects was to decrease the costs of freight travel by improving fuel efficiency and highway mobility and allowing long-haul trucks to travel together as efficiently as possible. Although it was difficult to measure the effects of specific FHWA activities, the Research and Technology Evaluation project team found the research output from PATP and DATP addressed previously identified research gaps, influenced stakeholders' overall technology awareness and knowledge of truck-platooning technology, and led the way for follow-on research. All interviewees agreed the benefits outweighed the costs and all but one—who was unsure—had a positive impression of qualitative return on investment. Having project partners commit to cost sharing showed potential payback for project partners, while research output from the PATP and DATP projects showed that truck platooning was a viable option to help increase fuel efficiency among two- and three-truck platoons. |
| Rosap ID | dot:57272 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57272 |
| TRT Terms | Traffic platooning; Intelligent vehicles; Automation; Assistive technology |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1778998 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-20-071 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/82000/82000/82020/FHWA-HRT-20-071.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |