Intelligent　connected　truck　platoon　is　advantageous　in　reducing　driver　costs,　reducing　fuel　consumption,　and　improving　transportation　efficiency,　which　is　a　new　trend　in　the　development　of　freight　transportation　in　the　future.　As　an　emerging　role　in　the　connected　and　automated　environment,　the　driver　of　the　leading　vehicle　for　a　truck　platoon　is　crucial　to　ensure　a　safe　and　smooth　operation　of　the　truck　platoon.　Through　a　systematic　review　of　relevant　literatures,　standards,　and　enterprise　survey,　the　research　status　of　the　driving　capability　requirements　for　the　leading　vehicle　driver　of　an　intelligent　connected　truck　platoon　is　summarized.　The　general　situation　of　a　truck　platoon　such　as　the　overall　architecture,　automation　classification　standard,　and　driving　mode　is　presented.　The　types　of　components　for　the　driving　scene　of　the　truck　platoon　are　concluded,　and　the　boundary　scenes　beyond　the　scope　of　vehicle　design　and　operation　are　summarized.　The　capability　requirements　of　the　leading　vehicle　driver　in　each　boundary　scenario　were　analyzed.　The　role　and　responsibility　of　the　leading　vehicle　driver　of　the　truck　platoon　in　different　functional　scenarios　are　summarized.　The　driving　capability　needs　of　the　leading　truck　driver　in　the　aspects　of　theoretical　knowledge,　practical　skills,　and　mental　state　were　obtained,　based　on　the　basic　driving　capability　requirements　of　traditional　truck　drivers　and　test　safety　inspectors　of　autonomous　driving　vehicles　as　well　as　combination　with　the　boundary　scene　and　formation　function-corresponding　driving　capability　requirements　of　the　truck　platoon.　The　study　results　are　helpful　for　more　scientific　and　reasonable　selection,　training,　and　assessment　for　the　leading　vehicle　driver　of　the　intelligent　connected　truck　platoon.　©　2024　Chang＇an　University.　All　rights　reserved.