Europe’s truck manufacturers have revealed a detailed timeline of steps leading up to the introduction of convoys of semi-automated trucks on Europe’s motorways before 2025, with the publication of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) report EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning. This also provides guidance to policy makers and authorities on the regulatory changes and political support necessary for cross-border truck platooning. Truck platooning is the linking of two or more trucks in convo
A new report from business information specialist Visiongain has assessed that the value of the global commercial vehicle telematics market will reach US$11.2 billion in 2014.
Growth in this market is mainly driven by three factors.
Firstly, increasing fuel prices accompanied by strong price competition in logistics create downward pressure on the profit margins of transportation companies and fleet operators and drive them to adopt telematics to sustain profitability and gain competitive advantage. S
Coming soon to a screen near you: Brady O. Bruce and John Stark of Jupiter Systems discuss trends in control room technologies. Perhaps the single most important trend in the control room environment over the last 12-18 months has been the accelerated move towards the adoption of flat-screen Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology. Having made their presence felt in the home environment, where they continue to replace outdated cathode ray tube-based technology, LCDs have reached the point where their perfor
UK technology provider Microlise says its new Microlise Camera Solution helps fleet operators reduce insurance costs, encourage good driving behaviour and improve safety. Integrated into the company’s telematics offering, the multi-way camera product records up to four high-definition video streams simultaneously and can be configured with over-the-air software updates.
A digital video recorder inside the vehicle records footage from the cameras, which is linked to a Microlise telematics unit. Video cli
