Automated truck platooning could be a chance to improve road safety and to reduce CO2 emissions at the same time. Image source: Shutterstock (#243719686)
A successful demonstration of partially automated truck platooning was conducted by Volvo Trucks in association with the Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley using the Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control technology (CACC). Aimed at reducing the greenhouse emissions and improving highway safety among others, three Volvo VNL 670 tractors were used to haul the cargo along Interstate 110 and were following each other at a distance of 50 feet and travelling at 55mph. The use of forward looking sensors and vehicle to vehicle communication played a very important role in the accurate follow through as well as handling the planned as well as unplanned vehicle cut-inbs without any driver intervention. The cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) system which were used can be obtained if the vehicle to vehicle communication is provided to the Adaptive Cruise Control(ACC) system.This technology does not focuses on replacing the highly skilled drivers rather actiong as an aid.
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