Wednesday 21 December 2016

MIT study: Driverless truck platoons will save fuel and money, especially if they tailgate

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MIT studies whether autonomous truck convoys are more efficient being dispatched at regular times, or waiting until, say, five or 10 trucks are ready to go. Fuel savings of 20% are possible when platooning.

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from ExtremeTechExtremeTech https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/241442-mit-study-driverless-truck-platoons-will-save-fuel-money-especially-tailgate

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