Truck Locator Self Driving Trucks Blog Archive

The Japanese government has confirmed that it is pushing ahead with plans to make self-driving trucks, buses and vehicles of all sizes available in time for the 2020 Olympics ...

Self-driving trucks which can operate effectively in close convoy with one another, otherwise known as ‘platooning’, will soon be seen on British roads after the Department for Transport gave the go-ahead to a trial of the technology, according to UK Haulier... ...

Autonomous trucks powered by electric motors rather than diesel engines are being developed by US firm Tesla, with more information about its eco-friendly HGV ambitions having been made public last week after a leak, according to the Guardian... ...

Autonomous trucks are set to dramatically change the transport landscape, and while their use in long-haul operations is being prioritised through the development of platooning systems by a number of manufacturers, their use in urban environments is also being considered... ...

Platooning technology is set to change the way HGVs operate on public roads, with autonomous trucks working together in order to cut costs and improve fuel efficiency... ...

The future of haulage may well lie with self-driving trucks, although until earlier this month the use of autonomous HGVs was largely theoretical rather than a practical reality... ...

Earlier this year a major challenge involving semi-autonomous synchronised trucks took place across Europe, with various manufacturers participating to show off their own so-called platooning technology... ...

Self-driving trucks are receiving major investment from almost every manufacturer on the planet at the moment... ...

Driverless truck technology is being developed by every major manufacturer at the moment, and there is a growing agreement about how best to deploy autonomous commercial vehicles to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness... ...