Germany: DB Schenker and MAN to test platooning technology
11.05.2017 Germany: DB Schenker and MAN to test platooning technologyPress Release, 11 May 2017, MAN:-
German logistics company DB Schenker and the German truck and bus manufacturer MAN have announced they have signed a cooperation agreement to develop high-tech truck technology. The companies are to test platooning technology in a real-world traffic environment. The tests are set to begin in spring 2018 and will take place on the digital motorway test field on the A9 motorway between the German cities of Munich and Nuremberg. The truck platoons will consist of two trucks running along the motorway without a load. Over the course of 2018, freight will be added to assess whether the technology can increase logistics efficiency in real-world scenarios.
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