ENabling SafE Multi-Brand Platooning for Europe Marika Hoedemaeker, The Netherlands

ENSEMBLE facts Innovation Action no. 769115 3 year EU project, started June 1st 2018 20 million euro funding EC 20 partners, including 6 truck manufacturers and CLEPA representing automotive suppliers 3-1-2019

Objectives of the 3 year project To pave the way for the adoption of multi-brand truck platooning in Europe To align and work on standardization To demonstrate differently branded trucks in one platoon Under real world traffic conditions Across national borders. To assess impacts on traffic safety, throughput and fuel economy. And in this way ensure acceptance and deployment of platooning 3-1-2019

Project structure WP2 This work package will define the specification for the whole multi-brand truck platooning concept. Outputs of WP2 are the common specification of the Strategic, Tactical and Operational Layers WP3  This work package implements the requirements specifications of work package 2 into demonstrator trucks . The implementations will be verified in WP5 against the specifications and requirements given in WP2. WP4  performs the impact assessment of multi-brand platooning on road infrastructure, environment, other road users and logistics. It also contains the development of cooperative ITS functionality, for logistic automation, including forming and dissolution of platoons . WP5  The objective of WP5 is the testing, validation and demonstration of the multi-brand platoon implementation in the ENSEMBLE project In this work package all testing is comprised, from integration testing until the final demonstration. WP6 This WP concerns the exploitation and dissemination of the project. Here, the communication of the project results and the interaction with standardization bodies, road approval authorities, and fleet owners are the main focus. 3-1-2019

Platooning layers The service layer represents the platform on which logistical operations and new initiatives can operate. The strategic layer is responsible for the high-level decision-making regarding the scheduling of platoons based on vehicle compatibility and Platooning Level (see below), optimisation with respect to fuel consumption, travel times, destination, and impact on highway traffic flow and infrastructure, employing cooperative ITS cloud-based solutions. In addition, the routing of vehicles to allow for platoon forming is included in this layer. The tactical layer coordinates the actual platoon forming (both from the tail of the platoon and through merging in the platoon) and platoon dissolution. In addition, this layer ensures platoon cohesion on hilly roads, and sets the desired platoon velocity, inter-vehicle distances (e.g. to prevent damaging bridges and e.g. lateral offsets to mitigate road wear). The operational layer involves the vehicle actuator control (e.g. accelerating/braking, steering), the execution of the aforementioned manoeuvres, and the control of the individual vehicles in the platoon to automatically perform the platooning task. Here, the main control task is to regulate the inter-vehicle distance or velocity and, depending on the Platooning Level, the lateral position relative to the lane or to the preceding vehicle. Key performance requirements for this layer are vehicle-following behaviour and (longitudinal and lateral) string stability of the platoon, where the latter is a necessary requirement to achieve a stable traffic flow and to achieve scalability with respect to platoon length, and the short-range wireless inter-vehicle communication is the key enabling technology. 3-1-2019

WP2 Specification of a generic solution Objective: Definition of the specifications of the layers and their interfaces to be implemented within the testing and demonstration trucks of the 6 OEMs Iteration process to validate and modify the specification during the whole project life-cycle is an essential part of the work Important input for standardisation 3-1-2019

WP3 Platooning Technology Design and implementation of a platooning system according to the specifications of WP2 Develop the common functionality that is required for multi-brand platooning: platoon coordinator functionality mechanism to check consistency of the messages functionality to guarantee safe behaviour of the platoon At least Platooning Level A is implemented, meaning a.o. that only longitudinal automation will be implemented. The implementations will be verified in WP5 against the specifications and requirements given in WP2 3-1-2019

WP4 Impacts of multibrand platooning Assessment of the impact of multi-brand platooning on: Road infrastructure (pavement, bridges, tunnels) Economic and environmental benefits, Truck drivers & other road users Traffic conditions and traffic flow Assessment of the variability of these impacts: Variability in loads and dimensions Formation of platoons on the fly 3-1-2019

WP5 Testing and Demonstration Definition of methodology and test plan; incl. data acquisition plan and KPI’s Validation of the generic solution via physical tests on test tracks Multi-brand platooning testing on public roads Technical evaluation of the generic multi-brand platooning solution Demonstration of the multi-brand platoon solution on public roads 3-1-2019

WP6 Communication and exploitation Interaction with stakeholders Actively contribute to standardization activities Communicate and raise awareness about the ENSEMBLE project to Public and Private stakeholders Involve relevant public stakeholders for allowing truck platooning testing on public roads across borders Encourage and facilitate the exploitation of ENSEMBLE results in Europe and beyond Demonstrate the potential of truck platooning technologies to create new business opportunities Network and exchange experiences with related national pilots and other similar initiatives 3-1-2019

Main dates 2018 2019 2020 2021 Multibrand platooning test tracks Apr: Definition of specifications Jan: Communication functions & SW ready for implementation Aug: Impact: results on business model and market needs Nov: Impact: effects of platoons on infrastructure Feb: Kick off meeting Jun: Final event May: 2018 2019 2020 2021 3-1-2019

Multi-brand platooning becomes a reality in Europe Spring 2021 Multi-brand platooning becomes a reality in Europe

Thank you for your attention This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 769115 Thank you for your attention www.platooningensemble.eu Marika.hoedemaeker@tno.nl