Commercial Truck Platooning Demonstration in Texas - Level 2 Automation

Through this project, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) funded the creation of a comprehensive truck platooning demonstration in Texas, serving as a proactive effort in assessing innovative operational strategies to position TxDOT as a leader in this research area and the overall transportation systems management and operation using connected vehicle and automated vehicle initiatives. The focus was on the feasibility of deploying truck platoons with two or more vehicles on specific corridors in Texas within 5 to 10 years. The project brought together major partners, including government agencies, national labs, truck manufacturers and equipment suppliers, all of which have committed resources in terms of in-kind matching of equipment, engineering services, and intellectual property.

• Record URL:
  https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6836-1.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/catalogid=35361
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32611
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Project Title: Commercial Truck Platooning – Level 2 Automation.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kuhn, Beverly
  • Lukuc, Mike
  • Poorsartep, Mohammad
  • Wagner, Jason
  • Balke, Kevin
  • Middleton, Dan
  • Songchitruksa, Praprut
  • Wood, Nick
  • Moran, Maarit
• Publication Date: 2017-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 222p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Autonomous vehicles; Commercial vehicle operations; Commercial vehicles; Connected vehicles; Demonstration projects; Intelligent vehicles; Traffic platooning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cooperative adaptive cruise control
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01643864
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-17/0-6836-1, Report 0-6836-1
• Contract Numbers: Project 0-6836
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 21 2017 11:15AM