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Evaluate Potential Impacts, Benefits, Impediments, and Solutions of Automated Trucks and Truck Platooning on Texas Highway Infrastructure

What Was the Need?

As part of the rapid-developing autonomous and connected vehicle technology, truck platooning has been successfully tested in various states across the country. However, few studies have been done to evaluate the potential impacts of autonomous trucks and truck platooning. Furthermore, potential impacts of benefits, impediments, and solutions of autonomous trucks and truck platooning also need to evaluated. A study is needed to evaluate the potential impacts, impediments, and solutions to autonomous trucks and truck platooning.

What's the Solution?

This research team will conduct an extensive literature review of US and international research on autonomous trucks and truck platoons with respect to potential impacts, benefits, and impediments. Objectives of the project will be to perform an analysis of the Texas on-system highway infrastructure to determine if there are potential impacts to the number of trucks that can be linked in a platoon. The project will provide quantitative information on the potential impacts and benefits of autonomous trucks and truck platoons and identify potential impediments and solutions to their deployment.

Project Number

0-6984

Status

Completed

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Project Details

Start Date

9/1/2018

End Date

8/31/2020

Performing Institution(s)

Texas A & M Transportation Institute (TTI)

Research Team

RS: Bjorn Birgisson

Sponsor

Project Manager

Chris Glancy

Contract Specialist

Daniel Bolden

TxDOT Advisor

Casey Wells, TPP
Loretta Brown, TPP
Susan Chavez, TPP
Chad Dabbs, FTW
Natnael Asfaw, FTW
Curtis Rokicki, BRG
Neil Welch, ABL

Amount Funded

FY19: $233,834
FY20: $214,406

Source

RFP 19-87 Evaluate Potential Impacts, Benefits, Impediments, and Solutions of Autonomous Trucks and Truck Platooning on Texas Highway Infrastructure

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Functional Area

Strategy and Innovation

Index Terms

Autonomous vehicles
Benefits
Impacts
Infrastructure
Traffic platooning
Transportation planning
Truck traffic

Lead University

TTI

Researcher

Birgisson, Björn

TxDOT District

TPP
BRG
FTW
ABL

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Record Added:

11/7/2018

Record Updated:

2/8/2024 5:31 AM EST

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