ABSTRACT

Platooning is an emerging transportation practice that has the potential to solve the problems of the burgeoning transportation industry. A platoon is a group of vehicles, with vehicle to vehicle communication, that travel closely behind one another such that the platoon can accelerate, brake and cruise together. Platoons can improve road safety, be energy efficient and reduce costs. Its complete socio-economic benefits include congestion mitigation, smoother traffic flow, better lane usage and throughput, incentives for green logistics and driver safety. The long-term effect of platooning on road transportation, if extensively deployed, would be better organised traffic flow and efficient tracking of vehicles on the road ushering a multilevel positive impact on the industry. In this study, we attempt to answer the critical question of whether platooning is an adoptable practice in the near future and discuss an agenda to take platooning closer to implementation on the ground by highlighting the opportunities for future research. We also present a conceptual framework to help researchers, academicians, policy makers and practitioners for the adoption of platooning into the transportation industry.

摘要

排是一种新兴的运输方式，有可能解决新兴运输行业的问题。排是一组车辆，车与车之间相互通讯，彼此紧紧靠后行驶，因此排可以一起加速，制动和巡航。排可以改善道路安全，提高能源效率并降低成本。其完整的社会经济效益包括缓解拥堵，减轻交通流量，改善车道使用率和吞吐量，鼓励绿色物流和驾驶员安全。如果广泛部署，排长距离的长期影响将是更好地组织交通流量和对道路上的车辆进行有效跟踪，从而对行业产生多层次的积极影响。在这个研究中，我们试图回答关于排班在不久的将来是否可以采用的关键问题，并讨论通过突出未来研究的机会使排班更接近实地实施的议程。我们还提出了一个概念框架，以帮助研究人员，院士，政策制定者和从业人员采用排成队的方式进入运输行业。