The objective of this task order is to address some of the critical human factors issues on road users and how they travel in the presence of truck platoons.

The study shall determine the following:

1. Assess the current state of research on human factors issues related to the behavior of road users in the presence of truck platooning operations.

2. Conduct human factors behavioral driving studies in the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center’s miniSim™ based on these the following set of research questions:

• Will a road user’s ability to enter and exit a freeway be impacted by the operation of truck platoons on the freeway?
• Will an external visual display on platooning trucks improve a road user’s ability to travel in the presence of truck platoons?

3. Document the results and recommendations of this research in technical memos/letter reports and a final report, as described in more detail below.

4. Develop a letter report for a test track experiment where drivers would undergo a number of 2 to 3 driving scenarios in the presence of truck platoons.

5. Produce a final report that includes the study results, discussion, letter report high level design for a test track experiment, and recommendations regarding the research issues investigated, as well as recommendations for further research to be conducted.

• 693JJ320F000322

• Safety

• FY 2002-2022 / Safety / Human Factors Analytics

• Human Factors