Driver assisted truck platooning: webinar

Ertico-ITS Europe’s latest webinar, Driver Assisted Truck Platooning: Evaluation, Testing, and Stakeholder Engagement for Near Term Deployment will be held on 25 April at 1600-1700. Driver assisted truck platooning, enabled by V2V communications, offers substantial fuel economy and safety benefits for long haul trucking. A project started in 2013 under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Exploratory Advanced Research program has funded Auburn University, Peloton, Peterbilt Trucks, Meritor-Wabco
April 22, 2014 Read time: 1 min
374 Ertico-ITS Europe’s latest webinar, Driver Assisted Truck Platooning: Evaluation, Testing, and Stakeholder Engagement for Near Term Deployment will be held on 25 April at 1600-1700.
 
Driver assisted truck platooning, enabled by V2V communications, offers substantial fuel economy and safety benefits for long haul trucking.  A project started in 2013 under the 831 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Exploratory Advanced Research program has funded 2006 Auburn University, Peloton, Peterbilt Trucks, Meritor-4319 Wabco, and the 5478 American Transportation Research Institute to investigate technical performance and the practical aspects of integrating this type of system into a modern trucking operation.

This webinar will provide an overview of the project, results to date, and future plans.

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