Forest roads present some unique challenges for truck platooning technology. Tight following distances that work on a well-paved road can be a challenge on a gravel road, slinging debris and rocks onto the vehicles behind. It is also difficult to maintain pre-set following distances on the resource road’s steep grades. FPInnovations and its partners spent some time last year testing the technology on Quebec, Canada's back roads to see just how platooning could work in those environments. Read more about platooning challenges here.
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Truck Platooning on Forest Roads [Video]
Gravel and dirt roads present some unique challenges for truck platooning technology. FPInnovations and its partners have been testing the technology on backroads in Quebec, Canada to see how it might peform in the real world.
July 9, 2019