1、 Trucking Fleet Concept of Operations for Automated Driving System-equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles July 2024 FOREWORD Commercial motor vehicles(CMVs)equipped with Automated Driving Systems(ADS)offer the potential to improve safety in long-haul trucking by eliminating human limitations such as fat

2、igue,impairment,and distracted driving behavior.By decoupling some freight operations from the limitations of driver hours of service(HOS),ADS can improve delivery times,enhance value during driver HOS,and increase the utilization of capital equipment.Additional benefits may be realized that impact

3、the management of limited resources,such as the charging and refueling of electric and green-fuel heavy vehicles,as well as flexibility to schedule operations to reduce congestion and energy demands.This project was funded by a U.S.Department of Transportation Automated Driving System Demonstration

4、Grant from 2020-2024 and managed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.The purpose of this project was to provide the trucking industry with clear guidelines on how to safely implement,integrate,and benefit from ADS-equipped CMVs among mixed fleets and across operating domains.The proje

5、ct included technical information collection,industry outreach,and ADS-CMV operational demonstration,as well as data collection and sharing.This report is intended to serve as a comprehensive concept of operations describing ADS characteristics from the viewpoint of trucking fleets,covering eight pr

6、imary topics:Fleet Specifications ADS Installation and Maintenance ADS Inspection Procedures Test Driver State Monitoring Motor Carrier Guide to Insuring ADS-equipped Trucks ADS Safety Metrics/Variables ADS Road Assessment System Data Transfer and Cybersecurity Best Practices NOTICE This project was