DRIVING FREIGHT FORWARD : ENORMOUS PUBLICITY ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES HAS OBSCURED THE FACT THAT AUTONOMOUS FREIGHT MOVEMENTS ARE LIKELY TO PROVIDE FAR GREATER BENEFITS
This article examines the potential for automated vehicle guidance applications to freight movement. It first describes the Combi-Road system in which electric vehicles are automatically loaded with containers and travel on a guided track with a set speed and headway. The article then describes the dual mode truck (DMT), a system in which a vehicle is driven manually on ordinary streets for local deliveries, and for longer hauls, it operates automatically, with guidance from a side arm, on a dedicated guideway. The article also describes the Chauffer project in which vehicles communicate with each other over an electronic towbar. The lead vehicle is driven by a driver, while the following vehicles are controlled automatically.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Publication Date: May/June 1998
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Authors:
- Scrase, Richard
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 47-50
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Trucks
- Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00787892
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: PATH
- Created Date: Nov 17 2001 12:00AM