1	Commercial Vehicle Driver Acceptance Clinics Alrik L. Svenson National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ITS Workshop on Connected Vehicles Moving from Research towards Implementation Chicago, IL September 25, 2012
2	Outline Heavy Truck V2V Safety Research Connected Commercial Vehicle Project Commercial Vehicle Driver Acceptance Clinics (CV DAC)
3	Heavy Truck V2V Safety Research Overview Objective: Resolve technical issues necessary for deployment of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) systems on commercial vehicles (CV) in support of NHTSA 2013/14 decisions. Connected Commercial Vehicle Team Led by Battelle (CCV-IT) Develop V2V safety applications on a heavy truck platform Build Heavy Truck Tractors with integrated V2V (3 - Freightliner Class 8 Tractors) for: CV Driver Acceptance Clinics Participation in Model Deployment Safety Application performance testing by U.S. DOT
4	Connected Commercial Vehicle Project Team
5	Integrated Truck Architecture
6	Integrated Heavy Truck Installations
7	CV Driver Acceptance Clinics (CV DAC) Evaluate Driver Acceptance of V2V Applications in Heavy Trucks Surveys and direct observation of driver responses to warnings Recruited drivers with valid CDL from local fleets and independents In-depth interviews of drivers Participants are paid for their time Coordinated with the Light Vehicle Clinics and Volpe Independent Evaluator
8	CV DAC Scenarios IMA: Stopped HV Enters Intersection with RV Approaching FCW: HV Encounters Stopped RV in Same Lane EEBL: HV Approaches Decelerating RV with an Obstructing Vehicle BSW/LCW: RV in the Blind Zone BSW/LCW: HV Attempts a Lane Change, RV Is in the Blind Zone
9	Intersection Movement Assist (IMA)
10	Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
11	Emergency Electronic Brake Lights (EEBL)
12	Blind Spot/Lane Change Warning (BSW/LCW)
13	CV DAC Preliminary Demographics
14	CV DAC Preliminary Results Acceptance was nearly universal From the written questionnaires: “Must have” “The technology was excellent.” “Very, very good thing. No unexpected rear end [crash].” From the interviews: “At last” or “About time” “Audio [warning] more important than visual [warning]” “Want eyes out the window” “Want informative sounds, not just beeps” “Want different sensitivity for city, rural, fog, ice”
15	CV DAC Preliminary Results (Cont.) Cautions From Truck Drivers “If it’s annoying, it will be disconnected” [by truck drivers]. “Experienced drivers will use their mirrors and not the BSW” “This will become a crutch for light vehicle drivers” Suggestions From Truck Drivers Warn of motorcycles between the lanes in California Deal with the daily fog in the Bay Area “Look around the corners of stacked containers at the Port of Oakland”
16	Contact Information Alrik Svenson Research Engineer / Program Manager National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 202-366-0436 Alrik.Svenson@dot.gov