Harnessing ICT to overcome hurdles to truck platooning

Hurdle 1​

Trucks aren’t agile, so balancing the trade-off between safety and drag reduction when positioning the trucks is difficult.

Hurdle 2

Commercial transport is highly competitive, and companies are unwilling to provide drag reduction for a competitor's trucks without benefitting themselves.

Hurdle 3

Taking detours or waiting to link with another vehicle costs time and money.