Press release
174KB
april 05, 2016 - Iveco
Iveco deploys semi-automated trucks for world’s first ever Truck Platooning Challenge
Two heavy-duty #iveco Stralis trucks are currently en-route to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but unlike your average freight operation, these two semi-automated vehicles are travelling in a platoon – something that up until now has not been performed on a public road. This mission is a part of the #europeantruckplatooningchallenge, an initiative organised by the Netherlands as part of its 6- month EU Presidency. As a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), which is actively supporting and participating in the Challenge, #iveco joins five other European #truck manufacturers travelling via platoon to an #event culminating on April 6 in Rotterdam.
Truck platooning is the linking of two or three trucks in a convoy. These vehicles closely follow each other at a set, close distance by using connectivity technology and automated driving support systems. The #truck at the head of the platoon acts as the leader, with the vehicles behind reacting and adapting to changes in its movement. For example, if the platoon leader brakes, all the other trucks in the platoon also brake. Platooning can help make transport safer, cleaner, and more efficient, alongside reducing fuel consumption through improved driving practices, and more importantly has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10%.
A press conference was held today in Brussels in promotion of the initiative and to see off the departure of Iveco’s platoon. Representatives from Belgium’s Federal and local government and #iveco discussed a number of topics concerning platooning and autonomous driving.
Speakers included Belgium’s Federal Minister of Mobility, Jacqueline Galant, who spoke about the country’s approach to testing semi-automated vehicles; Dirk Quina, the Deputy Head of Cabinet for Belgium’s Chief State Secretary for Road Safety and ICT who addressed the usefulness of technology for road safety; and Giandomenico Fioretti, Trucks Portfolio Management Director at Iveco who focused on Iveco’s role in the #europeantruckplatooningchallenge.
The overall objective of the #europeantruckplatooningchallenge is to accelerate the introduction of #truck platoons by putting the subject high on the agenda of EU policy makers. The main #event in Rotterdam on April 6 will demonstrate the advantages of #truck platooning with an aim to foster European cooperation between #truck manufacturers, member states, logistics service providers, road operators, road and vehicle approval authorities, research institutes and governments.
Truck platooning is also part of the industry’s integrated approach to further reducing CO2 emissions. This approach examines all elements that affect emissions when operating a #truck. Besides the vehicle itself, trailer design, the use of alternative fuels, logistics, infrastructure and intelligent transport systems (such as platooning) all play a decisive role in reducing CO2 emission levels.
A live stream of the #event on April 6 can be found at: http://snglive.nl/rijkswaterstaat/
428554
2816x1584, 2MB
428550
2478x1771, 1MB
428552
2000x1331, 914KB
Related news |
||
|
|
|
april 18, 2024
|
april 09, 2024
|
march 20, 2024
|
|
Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) (the Company or IVG) announces that its shareholders approved all the resolutions proposed by the Boar... |
Iveco Group (EXM: IVG) announces the publication on its corporate website of its quarterly figures for 2022 and 2023 duly recast a... |
Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) today announces that Francesco Tutino, having contributed importantly to the Company's successful spin... |
Download all 
You might be interested in |
||
|
|
|
march 18, 2024
|
march 15, 2024
|
march 13, 2024
|
|
Iveco Group presents a new Strategic Plan, outlining objectives up to 2028 during the Company’s Capital Markets Day held today in ... |
At its Capital Markets Day held yesterday in Turin, Italy, Iveco Group (EXM: IVG) presented its revised guidance for 2024 and, wit... |
Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) announced today that there will be an Iveco Group Capital Markets Day on Thursday, 14th March 2024.A l... |
Italian 
Download all 
Share
Share via mail 
Automotive
Sport
Events
Art&Culture
Design
Fashion&Beauty
Food&Hospitality
Technology
Nautica
Racing
Excellence
Corporate
OffBeat
Green
Gift
Pop
Heritage
Entertainment
Health & Wellness