Safe Road Trains for the Environment
Monday, November 16th, 2009The European Union is funding a project to develop vehicles including HGVs that have the ability to drive themselves in long convoys on motorways.
The SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, which will be led by engineering consultancy Ricardo UK, will develop technology that allows vehicles to control acceleration, braking and steering, and drive as part of a ‘road train’ of similarly controlled vehicles.
The technology will incorporate a navigation system and a transmitter/receiver unit that communicates with a lead vehicle that drives with full control of all the various functions.
