Many of us have experienced a version of “white knuckles” while driving on the interstate. It goes like this: You are cruising along with your family. Conditions are good and you are making good time to your vacation destination. You look in the rear-view mirror and check your kids. All is good. Your infant daughter… Read More
Driverless Technology and Highway Truck Platooning
Powerful economic incentives, wi-fi communications technology and American entrepreneurship have all combined to place the commercial trucking industry at the leading edge of the coming driverless vehicle revolution. While the American driving public is not likely to see truly driverless trucks careening down the interstate any time soon, truck platoons are expected to become an… Read More
What Will Driverless Trucks Mean for Highway Safety?
The economic and environmental factors that have driven the development of driverless motor vehicle systems have finally placed us right at the very beginning of fully automated cars and trucks on American highways. Recent high-tech developments have made driverless vehicles a practical reality already — in April 2016, a platoon of driverless trucks traveled across… Read More
