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#SARTRE#ROAD TRAINS: Hands-free driving hits the highway Known as"road trains,"a truck driven by a specially trained driver leads a procession of cars
or other trucks that automatically follow steering and braking instructions being transmitted wirelessly from the escort vehicle.
"as the road trains are known also, directly addresses the three cornerstone issues of transportation: environment, safety and congestion.
With the vehicles drafting a few metres behind each other, SARTRE short for"Safe Road trains for the Environment"can cut fuel consumption by up to 20%.
and the freedom of a privately owned car that can leave the road train at any time.
successfully created a road train comprised of a lead truck followed by three cars travelling up to 90 km/hour entirely autonomously with a gap of no more than 6 metres.
An EU-wide legal framework will have to be developed to allow road trains to operate throughout Europe.
A European project, called SARTRE (Safe Road trains for the Environment), has been exploring ways for vehicles to travel in platoons since 2009.
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