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Cooperative Driving Automation: Research into Automated Port Operations and Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations- Final Report: Proof-of-Concept Port Drayage Use Case
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2022-03-11
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Edition:Final Report, November, 2019–April,
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Abstract:The objective of this task is to demonstrate CDA technology with loading and unloading of containers to and from chassis, inspection point passage, gate passage, and short-haul drayage. The required software development of the port drayage plugin and web UI was performed, the plugin was tested at ATEF and SunTrax, and the complete use case was demonstrated at SunTrax, in Auburndale, Florida. This use case proved the benefits that could be realized through application of CDA in the U.S. ports. While port drayage is one process that involves many challenges related to congestion, air quality, and potentially safety, the use case points out many areas of benefits. First, the communication involved in CDA between the automated truck and the infrastructure is key to support the complex logistics within the U.S. ports to guide drives/operators on when/where they should move the trucks. Second, the path planning required for the movement of the automated truck is another crucial element to enable optimal and safe movement of the drayage trucks within the port and between the port and staging area. Third, through communication and automation, the trucks can be alert and responsive to changing conditions at the ports, hence congestion could be managed and all the associated impacts (e.g. emissions) could be addressed.
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