Future Truck Program Position Paper 2015-1: 360° Driver Awareness Expectations

Vehicle crashes are greatly impacted by a driver’s knowledge of what exists around his or her vehicle. The term “360° Driver Awareness” describes technologies and devices that improve safety by increasing a driver’s knowledge of what is around his or her vehicle. This paper serves as a request for manufacturers and suppliers to share their plans for products that will be marketed within the next 10 years (or as soon as possible) to allow equipment users to better assess and implement the technology in their operations. It also serves to outline equipment user expectations for such technologies as used in commercial vehicle operations.

Issued: July 2015