Connected commercial vehicles-integrated truck project : driver clinics, performance tests, and lessons learned.

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• Creators:
  Pape, Doug ; Holdridge, Jason ; Stephens, Denny
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Intelligent vehicles
  • Commercial vehicles
  • Trucks
  • Dedicated short range communications
  • Wireless communication systems
  • Performance tests
  • Truck drivers
  • Acceptance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-13-110
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• 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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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-06-D0007;ORDER T11004/WO BA07-092
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27104/dot_27104_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.12 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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