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Appendix B - Case Study on Truck Platooning
Pages 49-53

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... The EAR Program decided that broader developments in autonomous vehicle technology, plus intensive interest in the potential benefits, helped to justify a new set of investigations into TP. B.2  TP Research: Initiation and Evolution TP emerged as a potential EAR research topic during Initial Stage Investigations during 2011 and 2012.
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From page 50...
... Those projects, plus related projects conducted by Auburn and UC Berkeley, are summarized in Table B-1. For California PATH's "Assessing the Feasibility of Deploying Partial Automation for Truck Platooning," the extensive TP research experience of both the California PATH team and the partnered Volvo team was highly valued.
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... Meritor WABCO provided their OnGuard Collision Mitigation System to form part of the technology foundation for the platooning system. The EAR Program continued to support the TP projects through regular briefings to FHWA offices and by encouraging conference presentations.
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From page 52...
... DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory led a parallel TP research effort from 2014 through 2018, funded by Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. This effort was not coordinated with the EAR-funded projects, but project reports were cited in its final report.
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... Although there are relatively few tangible outcomes from the EAR Program's research on TP, this is due to environmental circumstances. The EAR Program does receive credit from observers for helping to spur TP research at FHWA, state DOTs, and other agencies.
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