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Safe Efficient Transport Follow-up to Jerome Lutten July 2013 Contact: Josh Switkes, CEO [email protected]
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Safe Efficient Transport Follow-up to Jerome Lutten July 2013 Contact: Josh Switkes, CEO [email protected]. Peloton Technology Founded 2011, Menlo Park CA. Josh Switkes CEO. Dave Lyons Product. Steve Boyd Ext. Affairs. Chris Gerdes Chief Scientist. John Formisano Fmr. Fed Ex. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Safe Efficient TransportFollow-up to Jerome Lutten
July 2013Contact: Josh Switkes, CEO
NV DMV Followup 2Proprietary and Confidential
Peloton TechnologyFounded 2011, Menlo Park CA
To dramatically improve highway safety and the efficiency of every mile traveled
Josh SwitkesCEO
Dave Lyons Product
Steve BoydExt. Affairs
Chris GerdesChief Scientist
John FormisanoFmr. Fed Ex
Ralph EschenbachFmr. Trimble
Mark PlatshonBMW, BP
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The Peloton Solution
Individual Truck Safety Radar + Automatic braking
Close Formation Platooning Well beyond cruise control Fuel Savings from aerodynamics Enhanced driver awareness -- video link
Platooning Network Operations Center Coordination of linking opportunities Trucks can only link when it is safe
Safe road Safe traffic conditions Safe weather Safe driver
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PATH – US (Includes Nevada) ’90s and ongoing
Platooning Demonstrations
SARTRE – EU (Sweden) 2009-Present ENERGY ITS – Japan 2009-12
KONVOI – Germany 2005-09 PIT – Canada 2009
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The Peloton System
Peloton Controller
SAAS Managed Services
•Truck Operation Analytics•Truck and Fleet Optimization•Driver Analytics•Safety/Near-Miss Statistics
Radar
Truck-Truck Link
Video Link
Third-Party Components
BrakingSystem
Engine Torque
Truck Interface
User Interface
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Enhancing Driver Performance
Forward Collision Avoidance 12% Fuel Savings
Full Road Visibility BlindSpot Display
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Technology Package
Tractor-only Installation
Commercially-proven components
Robust vehicle control software
Antennas
Display,Camera
Radar Unit
Acceleration Control Active
Braking System
SystemControl Module
Platooning Indicator
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Enhancing Driver Performance Human drivers in command of both vehicles at all times
Human drivers steer both trucks at all times
System adjusts speed and applies braking to assist the drivers Similar to adaptive cruise control
Level 1 Automation (by NHTSA defined levels of automation)
Vehicles back away and drivers resume full control: When a driver chooses to end the linking During system faults When other vehicles interfere
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Safety Package Forward Collision Avoidance
Radar-based avoidance: overcomes driver fatigue, weather Weather and location based geofencing of operation
Driver real-time notification of hazards Traffic conditions/accidents, Weather and Road conditions
Ultra-fast reaction by trailing truck: Far better than an alert driver
Smart ordering of trucks: Requires front positioning for heavier truck with longest stopping distance
Driver monitoring: Detect lane drift
Remote linking approval based on truck, traffic, road, driver
Driver awareness enhancement: Blind spot display, full road visibility
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System Benefits Safety
Peloton safety systems are always on even when trucks are not platooned Linking only enabled on appropriate stretches of highway NHTSA: Crash-avoidance systems can save $3.1B, reduce fatalities 44% Article: http://goo.gl/8SezR- Truck crashes in 2011 caused over 3700 fatalities- Fleets alone face crash costs of over $48B/year; national costs even higher
Fuel efficiency: 10+% savings US Class 8 trucks use approx. 25B gal of diesel/year Dramatic Economic, Health and Environmental benefits of fuel savings
Reducing congestion and new infrastructure requirements Accident prevention reduces congestion
Reduce fuel wasted from congestion Fewer new lanes/roads required
Requires no new infrastructure
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Formal Track Verification
Sep 2013
Test Track Verifies safety and fuel savings potential
Highway Test 1 Q4 2013
Michigan In cooperation with Michigan DOT, Fleet Automation Forum
Highway Test 2 / Demo
Q4 2013
TBD Seeking partners to show transportation leadership and drive economic development
Commercial Pilot Q1 2014
TBD Pre-production system on fleet trucksSeeking partner states
Timeline
