On-road trials of self-driving platoons of lorries are set to begin in the UK in 2018, the Department for Transport has announced. Led by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and involving partners including DAF Trucks, Ricardo and DHL, the £8m on-road trials will focus on the use of platooning technology. This will see two or more vehicles connected with 'vehicle to-vehicle communication', allowing them to effectively communicate with each other and operate as a single unit.
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