TechCelerate Now — Accelerating the adoption of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in trucking to reduce fatalities and prevent injuries and crashes.
About TechCelerate Now
TechCelerate Now is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program, with funding and technical support from the Department’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, for accelerating the adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry.
Advances in technology offer a promising path to making the Nation’s roads safer. Blind-spot warning systems, automated emergency braking, air disc brakes, and other technologies can give truck and bus drivers the information and assistance they need to avoid dangerous situations or react in time to prevent a safety-critical event from becoming a crash. Many of these technologies are already in widespread use on passenger vehicles but have yet to see general deployment on trucks and buses.
TechCelerate Now involves research into emerging ADAS technologies; industry experiences, perceptions, and adoption rates; technical and market influences on adoption; and means of fostering adoption to reduce the number and severity of crashes involving CMVs.
For more information, read the TechCelerate Now brochures.
TechCelerate Now — Now in Phase 2
FMCSA has awarded a contract for the second phase of the TechCelerate Now Program. Toxcel received the award and has assembled a team that includes the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC), the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). In Phase 2, the agency will continue to reengage and collaborate with key industry stakeholders.
Phase 2 will continue to expand upon the past work to expedite the adoption of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by the trucking industry because of their demonstrated ability to reduce fatalities, injuries, and crashes.
The Team