Trucks "platooning" across the Netherlands. Credit: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
Posted on 04/19/2016 5:44:06 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
A fleet of self-driving trucks rumbles across Europe
Trucks "platooning" across the Netherlands. Credit: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
Platooning in the U.S. still four to five years out
By Lucas Mearian
Computerworld | Apr 7, 2016 2:24 PM PT
A caravan of about a dozen self-driving, semi-trailer trucks for the first time finished a trip across parts of Europe this week.
The autonomous truck challenge was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and included rigs from six manufacturers, including Volvo, Daimler and Volkswagen subsidiary Scania. The convoy journeyed from manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Sweden to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
A Scania semi-trailer traveled the longest distance -- more than 2,000 miles and across four national borders. The network of authorities involved in the pilot project included federal governments, roadway authorities and consumer groups from six nations.
A view from a helicopter of the semi-trailer platoon driving across Europe this past week.
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I am surprised that on the way to driverless trucks, we didn’t see an era of drone trucks which were driven remotely.
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