Organizers
Richard Bishop, Bishop Consulting
Andrew Krum, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Allison Cullin, Amazon
Gene McHale, FHWA
Jeff Loftus, FMCSA
Session Description
This session will cover the range of capabilities among today’s automated driving system that deliver cargo.
The first day will cover developments around the world in first generation and future generation higher automation truck platooning.
Goals
- Gain perspective on commercial activities in automated on-road cargo transport
- Identify deployment challenges across technical, institutional, regulatory, and other aspects
Outputs
- Conceptualize possible paths forward to address challenges
Day 1 Agenda:
Evolution of Truck Platooning Across AV Levels
Monday, July 15, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Introduction
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Overview of Current On-Road Cargo AV Activity (Richard Bishop, Bishop Consulting)
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM (break included at some appropriate point)
Level 1 Truck Platooning: Research Projects and Commercial Deployment
Moderator:
Presentations (10-15 min each):
- FHWA Level 1 Truck Platooning Research Program (Gene McHale, Office of Operations R&D, FHWA)
- NHTSA Level 1 Truck Platooning Safety Analysis (Robert Kreeb, Division Chief, Intelligent Technologies Research, NHTSA)
- “Results from the interdisciplinary platooning project in Germany from MAN / DB SCHENKER / FRESENIUS UNIVERSITY” (Dr. Christian T. Haas, Professor in quantitative research methods and Director Institute for complex System Research, Fresenius University)
- Results from Commercial Trials of PlatoonPro Level 1 Driver Assistive Truck Platooning (Steve Boyd, Co-Founder, VP External Affairs and Market Development, Peloton Technology)
- EU ENSEMBLE Multi-Brand Truck Platooning Project (Dr. Olaf Op den Camp, Senior Consultant, Integrated Vehicle Safety Department, TNO)
- Recent Results of L1/L2 Truck Platoon Testing on Public Roads and Test Track (Jacob Ward, Graduate Research Assistant, GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory, Auburn University)
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Level 1 Truck Platooning Panel (exploring deployment issues)
Presenters from prior segment
Fleets:
- Ross Froat, Director of Engineering and Information Technology, American Trucking Associations
- Adam Bridges, CEO, Raven Transport
State Regulators:
- Blaine Leonard, Transportation Technology Engineer, Utah DOT
International
- Henk Schuurman, Advisor, Traffic Management and Smart Mobility, Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands
- Marcus Burke, Director Automated Vehicles, National Transport Commission, Australia
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Truck Platooning Level 4 Driverless Followers: Research and Commercial Development
Moderator:
Presentations (15 min each):
- “Challenges on Japanese Truck Platooning Adaptation Through Governmental Demonstration Project,” Tomohiro Suzumura, Toyota-Tsusho Corporation.
- Locomation (Çetin Meriçli, CEO)
- Engineering requirements and challenges for Driverless Followers (Dan Williams, Director ADAS and Autonomy, ZF Group)
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Wrap-up for the Day (Richard Bishop, BC)