While platooning has the potential to reduce energy consumption of commercial vehicles while improving safety, both advantages are currently difficult to quantify due to insufficient data and the wide range of variables affecting models. Platooning will significantly reduce the use of energy when compared to trucks driven alone, or at a safe distance for a driver without any automated assistance. However, drivers typically drive closer to each other than recommended to achieve drafting efficiencies, which may shift the benefit of automated platooning to safety gains. More data will be needed to conclusively demonstrate these gains. Unsettled Issues in Commercial Vehicle Platooning discusses the technologies needed to enable close platooning, including brake system condition monitoring, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and concrete infrastructure assessment. The report also looks at driver acceptance of platooning technology from a safety and job security perspective. Click here to access the full SAE EDGE TM Research Report portfolio.


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    Title :

    Unsettled Issues in Commercial Vehicle Platooning


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-11-15




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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    CUEVAS RAMIREZ MARIA / BROWN RUTH | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access