self-driving trucks

Scania Trucks platooning demonstration, Trier, Germany, 2011

FTA: Platooning is ‘next step’ for sustainable road haulage

Truck platooning has been hailed as the “next step” for sustainable road haulage by the Freight Transport Association, whose members together operate about half of the UK’s total HGV fleet. Between them, the organisation’s 16,000 members run a total of 220,000 goods vehicles; the FTA also represents 70% of sea and air freight operators and […]

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HGVs and other traffic on motorway

DfT approves real-world trials of platooning HGVs

‘Platoons’ of HGVs could soon be seen on real-world public roads in the UK following the news that the Department for Transport has approved the Transport Research Laboratory to conduct trials of the semi-autonomous technology. Unlike fully autonomous vehicles, during the trials there will be human drivers in all of the trucks, and the driver

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