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Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-19-028 Date: November 2019 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-19-028 Date: November 2019 |
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Technical Report Documentation Page
1. Report No.
FHWA-HRT-19-028 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3 Recipient's Catalog No. | ||
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4. Title and Subtitle
Partial Automation for Truck Platooning |
5. Report Date
November 2019 |
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6. Performing Organization Code
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7. Author(s)
Steven E. Shladover, Xiao-Yun Lu, Shiyan Yang, Hani Ramezani, John Spring, |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address
California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology |
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11. Contract or Grant No.
California Partners for Advanced Transportation |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Research, Development, and Technology Federal Highway Administration |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Research Summary Report, September 2013–March 2018 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code
None. |
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15. Supplementary Notes
Contracting Officer's Representative: Osman Altan, HRDO-20 |
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16. Abstract
Researchers at California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH), a research and development program at the University of California-Berkeley, studied the potential benefits of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) by deploying the technology in a platoon of three trucks. They built the CACC system and implemented it in three long-haul trucks, tested it on closed tracks and open highways, simulated its use in real traffic scenarios, and demonstrated its use to stakeholders and interested parties. CACC uses dedicated short-range communication and other technology components to enable vehicles to "talk" to each other. It has the potential to add stability to traffic flow, alleviate congestion, and reduce fuel use and vehicle emissions—all while improving safety on America’s roads. |
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17. Key Words
Driver-assist technology, adaptive cruise control, partial automation, truck platooning, platooning, partially automated truck platoons, vehicle-to-vehicle wireless technology, cooperative adaptive cruise control, advanced platooning technology. |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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19. Security Classification (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classification (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages
20 |
22. Price
N/A. |
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) | Reproduction of completed page authorized |
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