As holder of the EU Presidency in 2016, the Netherlands has organised the 2016 European Truck Platooning Challenge and it is no coincidence that it will involve Intertraffic Amsterdam. Truck platooning, where two or more trucks travel in convoy very close to each other, provides many benefits. The first truck does the driving while the ones following are connected by a wireless electronic communications system, like the carriages of a train.
Lufft will unveil two new innovations at this year’s Intertraffic Amsterdam: the first visibility sensors of a new generation as well as the mobile road sensor Marwis. The VS2k and VS20k visibility sensors will make their first public appearance at the event. The VS2k sensor has a measuring range of 2km and the VS20k of 20km.
Melbourne is to host a world first demonstration of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) during the 23rd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, 10-14 October.
For the first time, multiple devices from multiple suppliers will come together to talk to live traffic signals on a major street in the heart of Melbourne, to showcase interoperability of V2V and V2X at live intersections.
World Congress demonstration partners - CO-GISTICS, Cohda Wireless, Kapsch, NXP, Q-Free and Robert
