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From page 16... ... 16 USE CASE SCENARIO 1 Freeway Platooning Moderately Automated Freeway Operation Robert Denaro, ITS Consultant, Long Grove, Illinois, USA Roberto Arditi, SINA Group, Milan, Italy Oliver Carsten, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Richard Bishop, Bishop Consulting, Granite, Maryland, USA Ginger Goodin, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, USA Risto Kulmala, Finnish Transport Agency, Helsinki, Finland Aria Etemad, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany Steven E Shladover, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA David Agnew, Continental Automotive NA, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA Keir Fitch, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Natasha Merat, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Jane Lappin, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... 17U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G realized from reduced congestion, he noted, but infrastructure investments would probably be needed to fully realize these benefits. Denaro said that it was anticipated that the lead commercial vehicle would be operated by a trained driver. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 T O W A R D S R O A D T R A N S P O R T A U T O M A T I O N multiple jurisdictions, liability issues, adequate road capacity, the possible need for dedicated lanes, road surface quality, pavement markings, and funding for needed roadway improvements. Carsten reported that the group identified 18 potential research topics, six of which the participants identified as important: • FOTs with different applications of vehicle platooning in various settings to document business approaches, use of the platoons by commercial vehicles and other vehicles, and interaction with nonplatooning vehicles; • The need for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication with vehicle platooning; • Qualifications needed in the drivers of lead and trailing commercial vehicles and the appropriate training to meet these qualifications; • Public acceptance of commercial vehicle platooning and private passenger vehicle platooning; • Modeling of the interaction of commercial vehicle platoons with other vehicles to identify road infrastructure needs; • Potential misuse and abuse involved in different vehicle platooning scenarios; and • Risk scenarios, risk modeling, and reliability. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... 19U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G • Development of a concept of operations (ConOps) plan detailing the entry and exit of vehicles to a platoon, the length of a platoon, and the responsibilities of drivers in the lead truck and the following trucks and • Development and testing of different business models, financing approaches, and user charges on rural and urban freeways. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 T O W A R D S R O A D T R A N S P O R T A U T O M A T I O N cient operations of freeway vehicle platoons. Additional related research topics focused on • Facilities and areas that would be safe for platooning vehicles and the decision-making process for approving routes, • Hours of service regulations for drivers in following vehicles, • Interaction of platooning and nonplatooning vehicles, and • Guidelines and protocols. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... 21U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G • Public acceptance; • Safety concerns; and • Safe-stop capabilities. Several participants discussed sponsoring FOTs in the European Union and the United States to further define the business case for this scenario, to develop ConOps to address the questions raised during the discussion, and to build acceptance within the trucking industry and among other roadway users. Read the entire page →

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... 16 USE CASE SCENARIO 1 Freeway Platooning Moderately Automated Freeway Operation Robert Denaro, ITS Consultant, Long Grove, Illinois, USA Roberto Arditi, SINA Group, Milan, Italy Oliver Carsten, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Richard Bishop, Bishop Consulting, Granite, Maryland, USA Ginger Goodin, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, USA Risto Kulmala, Finnish Transport Agency, Helsinki, Finland Aria Etemad, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany Steven E Shladover, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA David Agnew, Continental Automotive NA, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA Keir Fitch, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Natasha Merat, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Jane Lappin, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S.

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... 17U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G realized from reduced congestion, he noted, but infrastructure investments would probably be needed to fully realize these benefits. Denaro said that it was anticipated that the lead commercial vehicle would be operated by a trained driver.

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... 18 T O W A R D S R O A D T R A N S P O R T A U T O M A T I O N multiple jurisdictions, liability issues, adequate road capacity, the possible need for dedicated lanes, road surface quality, pavement markings, and funding for needed roadway improvements. Carsten reported that the group identified 18 potential research topics, six of which the participants identified as important: • FOTs with different applications of vehicle platooning in various settings to document business approaches, use of the platoons by commercial vehicles and other vehicles, and interaction with nonplatooning vehicles; • The need for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication with vehicle platooning; • Qualifications needed in the drivers of lead and trailing commercial vehicles and the appropriate training to meet these qualifications; • Public acceptance of commercial vehicle platooning and private passenger vehicle platooning; • Modeling of the interaction of commercial vehicle platoons with other vehicles to identify road infrastructure needs; • Potential misuse and abuse involved in different vehicle platooning scenarios; and • Risk scenarios, risk modeling, and reliability.

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... 19U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G • Development of a concept of operations (ConOps) plan detailing the entry and exit of vehicles to a platoon, the length of a platoon, and the responsibilities of drivers in the lead truck and the following trucks and • Development and testing of different business models, financing approaches, and user charges on rural and urban freeways.

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... 20 T O W A R D S R O A D T R A N S P O R T A U T O M A T I O N cient operations of freeway vehicle platoons. Additional related research topics focused on • Facilities and areas that would be safe for platooning vehicles and the decision-making process for approving routes, • Hours of service regulations for drivers in following vehicles, • Interaction of platooning and nonplatooning vehicles, and • Guidelines and protocols.

Read the entire page →

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... 21U S E C A S E S C E N A R I O 1 : F R E E W A Y P L A T O O N I N G • Public acceptance; • Safety concerns; and • Safe-stop capabilities. Several participants discussed sponsoring FOTs in the European Union and the United States to further define the business case for this scenario, to develop ConOps to address the questions raised during the discussion, and to build acceptance within the trucking industry and among other roadway users.

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