Convoy of 'self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads next year
Axa says "driverless" lorries could save haulage industry £34bn over 10 years, following the government's pledge to spend £8.1m towards trials.
The government is set to trial small convoys of partially driverless lorries by the end of next year on the UK’s motorways.
This will see up to three lorries in automated convoys travel closely together, with acceleration and braking controlled by the lead vehicle.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said that the trial will be carried out in three phases, with the first focusing on the potential for platooning - lorries following each other in a line - on the UK’s major roads.
DfT added that
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