ATRI Seeks Input On Driver Assistive Truck Platooning
In coordination with two different US DOT-sponsored research teams, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is launching a new research effort examining Driver Assistive Truck Platooning (DATP).
No longer the stuff of science fiction, DATP is based on a system that controls inter-vehicle spacing based on information from forward-looking radars and direct vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Braking and other operational data is constantly exchanged between the trucks, enabling the control system to automatically adjust engine and brakes in real-time.
This allows equipped trucks to travel closer together than manual operations would safely allow. Based on industry input, ATRI will conduct an empirical cost/benefit analysis to determine the degree to which Truck Platooning may be adopted in the trucking industry. The online survey is available on ATRI’s website at www.atri-online.org.
Category: Featured, General Update, Vehicles
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