Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form No. 8 Questionnaire #5 – Post Study Experiences/Perceptions	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 8 Task 8 - Post-Study ADS Experiences & Perceptions questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 7 Questionnaire #4 - Simulator Sickness Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 7 Task 7 - Pre-Study Driver Behavior questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 6 Questionnaire #3 - PVT	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form Form No. 6 Task 6 - PVT	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 5 Questionnaire #2 – Perceptions of Technology and Vehicle Safety Technologies	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form Form No. 5 Task 5 - Perceptions of Technology & Vehicle ADS questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 4 Questionnaire #1 - Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form Form No. 4 Questionnaire #1 – Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form Form No. 4 Task 4 - Pre-study Demographics & Previous Experiences questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form Form No. 3 W9 Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form Form No. 3 Task 3 - W-9 Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 2 Consent Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form Form No. 2 Task 2 - Consent Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 1 Recruitment Materials	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form Form No. 1 Task 1 - Recruitment	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Justification for Non-Substantive Change for Form for 2126-0083.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-03-18	Repair queued
Justification for Non-Substantive Change for Form for 2126-0083.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-03-18	Repair queued
Supporting Statement A - ADS Teams 04.17.24.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Supporting Statement A - ADS Teams 04.17.24.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Attachment I - W9 3.29.24.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Available
Attachment I - W9 3.29.24.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Attachment H - ICF 3.29.24.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Available
Attachment H - ICF 3.29.24.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Attachment G - Data Collection Materials_3.29.24_Clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Attachment G - Data Collection Materials_3.29.24_Clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Missing upstream
Attachment F - Recruitment Materials_24.3.29_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Available
Attachment F - Recruitment Materials_24.3.29_clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-17	Repair queued
Supporting Statement B - ADS Teams 2024-2-9 Clean.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-03-13	Available
Supporting Statement B - ADS Teams 2024-2-9 Clean.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-03-13	Repair queued
30-day FR for Safety Impacts of Human ADS Team Driving Applications.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-12	Repair queued
30-day FR for Safety Impacts of Human ADS Team Driving Applications.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-12	Repair queued
VT IRB-23-238 Approval Letter.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-12-19	Repair queued
VT IRB-23-238 Approval Letter.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-12-19	Repair queued
88 FR 37597.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
88 FR 37597.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 CFR 1.87.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Available
49 CFR 1.87.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 USC 31502.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Available
49 USC 31502.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Missing upstream
49 USC 31136.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Available
49 USC 31136.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 USC 31133.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 USC 31133.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 USC 504.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued
49 USC 504.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-08-30	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
261960	Task 9 - Human-ADS Team Driving		Unchanged
261958	Task 8 - Post-Study ADS Experiences & Perceptions questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Questionnaire #5 – Post Study Experiences/Perceptions
261958	Task 8 - Post-Study ADS Experiences & Perceptions questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261957	Task 7 - Pre-Study Driver Behavior questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Questionnaire #4 - Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
261957	Task 7 - Pre-Study Driver Behavior questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261956	Task 6 - PVT	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Questionnaire #3 - PVT
261956	Task 6 - PVT	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261955	Task 5 - Perceptions of Technology & Vehicle ADS questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Questionnaire #2 – Perceptions of Technology and Vehicle Safety Technologies
261955	Task 5 - Perceptions of Technology & Vehicle ADS questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261954	Task 4 - Pre-study Demographics & Previous Experiences questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Questionnaire #1 - Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences
261954	Task 4 - Pre-study Demographics & Previous Experiences questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Questionnaire #1 – Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences
261954	Task 4 - Pre-study Demographics & Previous Experiences questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified
261950	Task 3 - W-9 Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	W9 Form
261950	Task 3 - W-9 Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261949	Task 2 - Consent Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Consent Form
261949	Task 2 - Consent Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
261948	Task 1 - Recruitment	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Recruitment Materials
261948	Task 1 - Recruitment	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0083	ICR Reference No: 202503-2126-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-2126-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/21/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/20/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	06/30/2027	06/30/2027
Responses	1,480	0	1,480
Time Burden (Hours)	1,526	0	1,526
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: FMCSA is requesting OMB approval for a new Information Collection, titled “Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications.” The ICR is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires and will quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The simulator study will consist of a 17-hour simulator study session completed at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) with a simulated Level 4 (L4) ADS. L4 ADS-equipped CMVs are capable of all functions and controls necessary for driving without human monitoring in limited conditions, and the human driver will not be asked to take over control of the vehicle. Data will be collected from CMV drivers using VTTI’s heavy vehicle driving simulator and a series of questionnaires. Driver participation in the study is voluntary; therefore, there is no obligation to answer any part of the questionnaires nor to continue to participate. In accordance with USDOT’s policy on research involving human subjects, this study was reviewed and approved by Virginia Tech’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to beginning data collection. Data will be collected during one extended study session and will involve three phases: a pre-study data collection, simulator data collection, and a post-study data collection. The data will help quantify safety implications of the four human-ADS teaming use cases, including 1) the analysis of potential requests for relief from FMCSA’s HOS regulations under 49 C.F.R. part 381 and 2) safety benefits and disbenefits on human-ADS teaming. Data collected will include quantitative and qualitative dependent variables, such as simulated driving performance, eye-glance patterns and duration, demographic characteristics, opinions and perceptions of situation awareness, risky driving, advanced technology, and effectiveness of driver training. The questionnaire data are needed to answer several research questions. Approximately 80 CMV drivers are expected to participate in this study.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 31133 Name of Law: General powers of the Secretary of Transportation
   US Code: 49 USC 31136 Name of Law: United States Government regulations
   US Code: 49 USC 31108 Name of Law: Motor carrier research and technology program
   US Code: 49 USC 504 Name of Law: Reports and records
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 37597	06/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 16814	03/08/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Task 1 - Recruitment	Form No. 1	Recruitment Materials
Task 2 - Consent Form	Form No. 2	Consent Form
Task 3 - W-9 Form	Form No. 3	W9 Form
Task 4 - Pre-study Demographics & Previous Experiences questionnaire	Form No. 4, Form No. 4	Questionnaire #1 – Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences ,   Questionnaire #1 - Pre-Study Demographic/Previous Experiences
Task 5 - Perceptions of Technology & Vehicle ADS questionnaire	Form No. 5	Questionnaire #2 – Perceptions of Technology and Vehicle Safety Technologies
Task 6 - PVT	Form No. 6	Questionnaire #3 - PVT
Task 7 - Pre-Study Driver Behavior questionnaire	Form No. 7	Questionnaire #4 - Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
Task 8 - Post-Study ADS Experiences & Perceptions questionnaire	Form No. 8	Questionnaire #5 – Post Study Experiences/Perceptions
Task 9 - Human-ADS Team Driving

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,480	1,480	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,526	1,526	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,827,679

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/20/2025

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