Volvo, FedEx test truck 'platooning' on public U.S. road - Reuters
Truck maker Volvo AB and package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday they have begun public U.S. testing of “platooning” technology, which allows digitally-connected semi trucks to save fuel by driving closely together in convoy, on a highway in North Carolina.
Using a state permit, Volvo and FedEx have been conducting tests on a section of North Carolina highway 540 since April, running three trucks towing two trailers each, a configuration FedEx and rival United Parcel Service Inc run in a number of U.S. states.
Truck maker Volvo AB and package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday they have begun public U.S. testing of “platooning” technology, which allows digitally-connected semi trucks to save fuel by driving closely together in convoy, on a highway in North Carolina.
Using a state permit, Volvo and FedEx have been conducting tests on a section of North Carolina highway 540 since April, running three trucks towing two trailers each, a configuration FedEx and rival United Parcel Service Inc run in a number of U.S. states.
