According to new research by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, systems with touchscreens, audio and video interfaces are significantly impacting driving performance.
The report by the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight argues that the so-called Electric Road System (ERS) would cost £19.3 billion, be completed by late 2030s, and have paid for itself within 15 years.
It’s not surprising that trucking technology has been updated and repurposed because of Covid-19. Here are five examples of how trucking tech has been adapted.
To say that China dominates the electric trucking market is no exaggeration. The country is leagues ahead of its competitors in terms of producing electrified trucks. However, the signals point to sales of electric trucks to take off around the world pretty soon.
more than half (56%) of HGV operators said they saw improvements in driver behaviour from fitting camera systems in their vehicles.
When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s first electric pickup truck, things didn’t quite go to plan.
Staying healthy. It sounds so easy. All you need to do is eat well, drink lots of water, so more and stay active.
Finland and China are expected to have functioning smart roads in the coming few years, and the UK government has prioritised the rollout of 5G services.
Simulator games are designed to resemble real life as accurately as possible.
20 years ago, no one was entertaining the idea of vehicles talking to one another.
It’s a common sight: motorists travelling too fast on the motorway and slamming on their brakes when they see a police car.
Trucks are usually banned from driving through Stockholm’s city centre at night – they’re too noisy. That means heavy vehicles end up adding to the morning congestion in the rush to get deliveries where they need to be.