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April 07, 2016

Self-drive trucks 'future of Europe's busy highways'
The Hague (AFP) April 6, 2016
Six convoys of semi-automated "smart" trucks arrived in Rotterdam's harbour Wednesday after an experiment its organisers say will revolutionise future road transport on Europe's busy highways. More than a dozen self-driving trucks made by six of Europe's largest manufacturers arrived in the port in so-called "truck platoons" around midday, said Eric Jonnaert, president of the umbrella body representing DAF, Daimler, IVECO, MAN, Scania and Volvo. "Truck platooning", similar to concepts with self- ... read more

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