NREL completed a temporal and geospatial analysis of telematics data to estimate the
fraction of platoonable miles traveled by class 8 tractor trailers currently in operation. This …

Truck platooning refers to trucks traveling in convoy with longitudinal proximity. By reducing
aerodynamic drag, platooning cuts truck energy use and operating cost along with other …

Smart technologies enabling connection among vehicles and between vehicles and
infrastructure as well as vehicle automation to assist human operators are receiving …

A truck platoon is a set of virtually linked trucks that drive closely behind one another using
automated driving technology. Benefits of truck platooning include cost savings, reduced …

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) recognizes that cooperative
automated driving systems will have a transformative impact on how the nation's highways …

Truck platooning refers to a series of trucks driving in close proximity via communication
technologies, and it is considered one of the most implementable systems of connected and …

Truck platooning refers to the automated operation of multiple trucks. High expectations rest
on truck platooning as to alleviate negative impacts caused by road freight transport like …

Truck platooning can potentially make road freight transportation safer and greener.
Technological readiness, business opportunities, and acceptance of truck platooning have …

Some of the main findings are that there is a significant potential for reducing fuel
consumption and hence CO2 exhaust through platooning; that waiting on the order of …

Platooning of trucks on motorways has been proposed as a method of reducing fuel
consumption. It requires communication between the trucks to control the distance between …