CACC Illustrative
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Lead Vehicle broadcasts location, heading, and speed
CACC-enabled following vehicles automatically adjust speed, acceleration, and following distance
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Without
CACC:
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CACC
Enabled:
•Irregular braking and acceleration
•Longer headways
•Lower throughput
•Risk of rear-end collisions
•Coordinated speeds
•Minimized headways
•Higher throughput
•Reduced rear-end collisions
Any speed or acceleration perturbations by Lead Vehicle can be instantly accounted for by following vehicles utilizing V2V communication
TMC
TMC observes traffic flow and adjusts gap policy to manage road capacity
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