Truck industry takes a long hard look at platooning

It is easy to understand how the hype around platooning ballooned so quickly. The automotive industry’s journey to automation continues to prove a frustrating one, characterised with technical obstacles and the ongoing uncertainty around how to make high development costs stack up. With the possibility of platooning emerged a seemingly feasible application which, crucially, came with a business case. This fit a narrative which has gained traction: that on-highway commercial trucks would be the first vehicles to go autonomous.