Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations

Impact of CAV Truck Platooning on HCM-6 Capacity and Passenger Car Equivalent Values

“…The Minnesota DOT reported that local transportation agencies should prepare a plan for the gradual integration of automated technology and truck platooning in the next 5-10 years (Hallmark et al 2019). The report Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations included an extensive discussion of the challenges and expected benefits of truck platooning deployment in the US (Fitzpatrick et al 2016). This report also listed various research needs including research on the impact of CAV platooning on transportation capacity.…”

“…It is hypothesized that these CAV platoons will, among other benefits, reduce congestion, increase capacity, reduce pollution, and alleviate the US commercial driver shortage. It is has been argued that heavy trucks will be the first CAVs on the national trunk highway system because the driving environment is not as complex as urban arterial networks and because there are significant benefits in terms of increased fuel efficiency, reduced operating costs, and improved truck safety (Hallmark et al 2019;Fitzpatrick et al 2016;Janssen et al 2015).…”

Impacts of Large-Scale Driverless Truck Adoption on the Freight Transport System

“…The timeline for deployment of DL-trucks is uncertain and there are technological, legislative, and operational challenges to be solved before a widespread introduction can occur (ITF, 2017;Kristoffersson and Pernestål Brenden, 2018;Fitzpatrick et al, 2017;Short and Murray, 2016). It is particularly uncertain if, and when, DL-trucks will be able to operate all types of traffic environments at all times without human intervention (Shladover, 2018), i.e.…”

Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy‐duty trucks

“…Overall, the CAV technology has a potential to alleviate the impacts of environmental and socio‐economic issues caused by freight transportation and trucking in particular, with the implications of automated HDTs going beyond the trucking industry to include cybersecurity (Van Meldert & De Boeck, ), public health, public policy (Slowik & Sharpe, ), urban planning, and ethics (Alessandrini, Campagna, Site, Filippi, & Persia, ). However, a great deal of uncertainty still remains in how these impacts will be experienced (Fitzpatrick et al., ). This study attempts to contribute to efforts to shed light on some of these uncertainties by exploring the sustainability impacts of automated HDTs (A‐HDTs).…”

“…In recent years, the research on the application of CAV technology in passenger vehicles has attracted relatively more attention from researchers (Fitzpatrick et al., ). Hence, even though LCSA is applied on different types of production systems (Zamagni, Pesonen, & Swarr, ), the literature on A‐HDTs is not as abundant as the literature on automated passenger vehicles and LCA of alternative fuel HDTs.…”