Acceptance of truck platooning by professional drivers on German highways. A mixed methods approach

Castritius, Sarah-Maria; Hecht, Heiko; Möller, J.; Dietz, Christoph; Schubert, P.; Bernhard, Christoph; Morvilius, Simone; Haas, Christian T.; Hammer, Sabine S.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103042

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“…Previous research has reported similar results (Neubauer et al, 2019;Fröhlich et al, 2018). However, studies have shown that drivers become more receptive and accepting once they have experienced driving in a platoon (Castritius et al, 2020). The positive outlook towards ACC from the drivers in our focus groups suggest that they might also be similarly accepting towards HDP since one can reasonably argue that it is more advanced form of ACC.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Given the pace of development of technology, it is plausible that the advanced platooning forms become a reality in the not too distant future. One can use the insights from this study to conduct a study similar to that of Castritius et al (2020) for the advanced forms. Castritius et al (2020) postulate that drivers with a general positive attitude towards technology would be more willing to use platoon technology.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One can use the insights from this study to conduct a study similar to that of Castritius et al (2020) for the advanced forms. Castritius et al (2020) postulate that drivers with a general positive attitude towards technology would be more willing to use platoon technology. Many of the drivers that drive trucks in platoons may come from the next generation, which is likely to be more positive towards technology (Olson et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Neubauer et al (2019); Fröhlich et al (2018) both encounter skepticism from drivers for reasons similar to those pointed out by Richardson et al (2017). Castritius et al (2020); Yang et al (2018) take an additional step and check acceptance of drivers before and after they have experienced platooning technology. They find drivers to be more open and accepting after having experienced working with the technology.…”

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“…(Müller, 2020;Costello and Suarez, 2015) In the platooning literature, most work has done been from the perspective of technology (Bergenhem et al, 2012;Maiti et al, 2017), safe manoeuvring of platoons (Kavathekar and Chen, 2011), human factors (Heikoop et al, 2017;Hjamdähl et al, 2017;Larburu et al, 2010)) and transportation optimization (Bhoopalam et al, 2018). A few research efforts such as Castritius et al (2020); Yang et al (2018); Fröhlich et al (2018); Richardson et al (2017) look at driver acceptance of platooning technology focusing on the first phase of deployment in which drivers still need to be present and attentive in all trucks of the platoon. However, the potential benefits of this first phase in terms of cost savings appear to be small in practice (Daimler, 2019).…”

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With the rapid progress of automated driving technology, self-driving vehicles are on the horizon. In this study, we look at what is likely to be the first implementation of a form of automated driving on public roads, i.e., truck platooning, where virtually connected trucks drive at short headways to save fuel and associated emissions. With progressing technology, we may see platoons with drivers resting while being in the truck or even platoons in which not all trucks require drivers. Hence, platooning technology has a significant impact on the jobs of truck drivers. Driver acceptance of this emerging technology is therefore an important factor in the implementation of platooning and, consequently, automated driving in general. In this study, we explore the range of perspectives that exist among drivers by conducting focus groups in the Netherlands. These discussions indicate that drivers foresee that platooning will eventually become a reality but believe it will have a negative impact on the quality of their work and their job satisfaction.

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ADAS at work: assessing professional bus drivers’ experience and acceptance of a narrow navigation system

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Due to the argued benefits of passenger comfort, cost savings, and road safety, the bus sector is showing increasing interest in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Despite this growth of interest in ADAS and the fact that work tasks are sometimes complicated (especially docking at bus-stops which may occur several hundred times per shift), there has been little research into ADAS in buses. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop further knowledge of how professional bus drivers experience and accept an ADAS which can help them dock at bus-stops. The study was conducted on a public route in an industrial area with five different bus-stops. Ten professional bus drivers got to use a narrow navigation system (NNS) that could dock automatically at bus-stops. The participants’ experience and acceptance were investigated using objective as well as subjective data (during and after the test-drive) and data were collected using interviews, questionnaires, and video recordings. The participants indicated high levels of trust in and acceptance of the NNS and felt that it had multiple benefits in terms of cognitive and physical ergonomics, safety, and comfort. However, the relatively slow docking process (which was deemed comfortable) was also expected to negatively affect, e.g., timetabling, possibly resulting in high stress levels. Therefore, when investigating users’ acceptance of ADAS in a work context, it is important to consider acceptance in terms of the operation, use, and work system levels and how those levels interact and affect each other.

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Acceptance of truck platooning by professional drivers on German highways. A mixed methods approach

Cited by 21 publications

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The Long Road to Automated Trucking: Insights from Driver Focus Groups

The Long Road to Automated Trucking: Insights from Driver Focus Groups

Mapping Risks and Requirements for Truck Platooning: A Human-Centred Approach

ADAS at work: assessing professional bus drivers’ experience and acceptance of a narrow navigation system

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