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Connected commercial vehicles-integrated truck project : driver clinics, performance tests, and lessons learned.
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2014-01-01
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Abstract:Connected vehicle wireless data communications can enable safety applications that may reduce injuries and fatalities suffered on
our roads and highways, as well as enabling reductions in traffic congestion and impacts on the environment. As a critical part of
achieving these goals, the USDOT contracted with a Team led by Battelle to integrate and validate connected vehicle on-board
equipment (OBE) and safety applications on selected Class 8 commercial vehicles and to support those vehicles in research and
testing activities that provide information and data needed to assess their safety benefits and support regulatory decision processes.
Driver Clinics have been conducted as a part of this project to evaluate acceptance of the connected vehicle technology safety
applications by drivers who were previously unfamiliar with the technology. A total of 112 professional truck drivers attended the
clinic in Ohio or California and drove trucks through maneuvers to demonstrate four safety applications. Participants in the clinic
were strongly accepting of the technology, and many offered suggestions for improvement.
Performance Tests recorded data from two commercial vehicles as they drove across the continent. Their purpose was to assess
the systems’ performance in diverse locations. The equipment performed in mountainous regions and when the two vehicles were
hundreds of meters apart. Dropouts and occasional discrepancies in range were observed.
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