Conclusions
Although we are still in the early stages of gaining practical experience with heavy vehicle automation, the past
research on truck platooning and CACC, automated bus docking and lane assist, and snow removal equipment have
yielded someinteresting human factorslessons. First, there are differences in the basic motivations for vehicle
automation between passenger cars and heavy vehicles, and thesemotivations can lead to different automation use
cases that must be considered for heavy vehicles, potentially resulting in different system designs. Second, since
heavy vehicles are generally used commercially and as part of a fleet, institutional considerations may also influence
design and implementation of the automation and driver interface, but operation within the context of a fleet does off
opportunities for driver training that might not otherwise be possible within the general public. Finally, the special
use cases for heavy vehicle automation can challenge conventional design wisdom. Given these considerations, not
all designs or conclusions from passenger car automation will necessarily apply to the design of heavy vehicles.