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Identity crisis: does platooning have a single stand-out strength?
Developers stress fuel-savings and improved safety as the key benefits, but will these be displaced by autonomy and improved aerodynamic design? By Xavier Boucherat
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Truck industry takes a long hard look at platooning
Once the darling of the trucking industry, the hype around platooning has undergone some cooling in recent months—but is it all doom and gloom? By Xavier Boucherat
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COMMENT: Industry players signal mixed positions on truck platooning
Does platooning represent a visionary revamp of traditional transport or a distraction from the real goal of autonomous driving? By Megan Lampinen
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Interview: Chung-Anh Tran, Head of Autonomous Driving–Road Transport, Deutsche Bahn
Megan Lampinen takes a closer look into the findings of DB Schenker’s platooning pilot
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Connected truck services aided by development and adoption
With fewer commercial than passenger vehicles on the road, aiding connected truck adoption is crucial in driving connectivity development. By Jack Hunsley
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The future of mobility in Paris is intra-modal transportation
Paris is awash in new mobility services, from free-floating rentals to AVs. RATP’s job, says Director of Innovation Mathieu Dunant, will be to tie them all together. By Xavier Boucherat
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Automakers hope electric vehicles will be an engine of growth
The inevitability of electrification is clear. The timing less so. The size of the automakers’ existing combustion engine manufacturing networks illustrates the scale of the electrification challenge. By Martin Kahl
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Automation could help reduce the reliance on the trucker
While AV maturity is not yet at a level which could threaten the traditional trucker, there are certain use cases today where it is beginning to make an argument. By Jack Hunsley
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Will California’s ‘Dirty Diesel’ bill further divide the US auto industry?
Prospective new emissions regulations for trucks in California could have far reaching implications across an already conflicted nation, writes Betti Hunter.
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High capacity vehicles cut CO2 emissions, and could be deployed now, says ACEA
ACEA wants to bring high capacity transport back onto the agenda, following trials that have demonstrated potential for tackling CO2 emissions. By Xavier Boucherat
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Regulations in Paris push trucking to alternative fuels and electrification
With diesel bans quickly approaching, there is a city-wide ambition to steer commercial vehicle fleets in Paris towards cleaner mobility. By Jack Hunsley
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Value, not volume: pressure mounts on automakers to tackle manufacturing overcapacity
Factory closures are painful, but essential for automakers to address decades of overcapacity and changing vehicle buying preferences. By Martin Kahl
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DAF sees connected services as a win-win for buyers and providers
DAF's Jorg Wijnands speaks to Megan Lampinen about the many benefits for truck makers that can provide their own connected services
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