Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
Subtitle: human factors analysis
By: authors, Stephen Jones
Contributors: Science Applications International Corporation; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety R&D; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety R&D
Publisher: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Published: 2013
Place of publication: McLean, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Intelligent transportation systems; Automation; Human factors; Motor vehicle driving
Other titles: Human factors analysis
Description: Traffic congestion is growing at a faster rate than can be alleviated solely by additional road construction. Various Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies aim to increase and improve transportation via non-traditional means. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) is one such technology, intended to increase traffic throughput by safely permitting shorter following distances between vehicles. Both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications help such endeavors at the micro- and macro-levels of traffic management. This report identifies the various ways in which the CACC concept could be realized and the human-factors-related implementation issues. Several research areas are suggested to address these human-factors issues.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 19, 2013).

"October 2013."

"Performing organization, Science Applications International Corporation"--Technical report documentation page.

"Publication No. FHWA-HRT-13-045."

"HRDS-30/10-13(WEB)E"--Page [48].

Includes bibliographical references (pages [41-46]).

Sponsored by Office of Safety Research and Development, Federal Highway Administration.