In February of this year truck manufacturer Scania performed some tests with autonomous trucks in the Netherlands. They received permission from the Dutch government, to let a convey of trucks drive on the highway autonomously, connected through Wi-Fi.
This technology, called platooning, allows truck drivers to come on to the highway, after which the truck connects itself wireless to the other trucks. When the trucks have to stop, they all stop, with the same force and at the same moment. This means that trucks can drive closer to each other, meaning fuel savings, less traffic jams and less accidents.
However just as with the autonomous car, a driver still has to be present, just in case.
Do you think Wi-Fi connected truck conveys are a good thing? I certainly think so, since trucks mostly drive on the highways, which can be tiresome for the driver. However I do wonder what will happen when it goes wrong, will the driver be fast enough to react?
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This is a great technology, I am a big fan of the interconnected car. This concept of communicating with other cars are a good way to reduce traffic jams and also will reduce the amount of accidents. This technology will reduce the fuel consumption of the following trucks so it will have good results. But one problem I see is when a car on the left side needs to go to an exit on the right side. If there is a platoon of trucks, riding with only a meter of space between them, how will he get pass those trucks? This is a reason that the experiment won’t come in the near future. I think this technology will only work when all cars are connected with each other.
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