A recent demonstration involving two trucks tethered by computer control shows how automation and vehicle-to-vehicle communication are creeping onto the roads.
A pair of trucks convoying 10 meters apart on Interstate 80 just outside Reno, Nevada, might seem like an unusual sight—not to mention unsafe. But the two trucks doing this a couple of weeks ago were actually demonstrating a system that could make trucking safer and much more efficient.
Image: http://http://www.technologyreview.com/ - Two trucks using Peloton’s technology drive close together in Utah.
To read the original article: Trucks Convoy under Computer Control to Save Gas | MIT Technology Review
