ACU JULY-19 Final LR

TRUCKING
Having covered some 35,000 test
kilometers, the truck drivers, who
drove at a distance of only 15 to 21
meters, praised the driving
comfort and the general sense of
s a f e t y . T h e fi e l d t e s t a l s o
demonstrated savings in fuel
consumption.
T h e F e d e r a l M i n i s t r y o f
T r a n s p o r t a n d D i g i t a l
Infrastructure (BMVI) contributed
funding of approximately EUR1.86
million to the research project. The
project partners DB Schenker,
M A N Tr u c k & B u s a n d t h e
Fresenius University of Applied
Sciences presented the results at
the Ministry.
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r o j e c t
partners, the use of truck platoons
could ensure more efficient use of
s p a c e o n m o t o r w a y s , l e s s
congestion and increased road
safety.
“The mobility of the future will
be automated and networked. Of
course, this is also true for
logistics. I therefore fully support
t h e i n d u s t r y i n b r i n g i n g
technologies such as platooning
to market maturity,” said Andreas
Scheuer, Federal Minister for
T r a n s p o r t a n d D i g i t a l
Infrastructure.
“We want to make the processes
even safer, more efficient and
more environmentally friendly, all
along the value chain. The drivers
have a key role to play here. In a
digital truck they will be modern
logistics specialists. This will open
u p n e w p r o s p e c t s f o r t h e
profession."
D o l l b e l i e v e s p l a t o o n i n g
possible on 40% of kilometers
operated by land transport
According to DB Schenker's
research, platooning can be used
e x t e n s i v e l y i n t h e l o g i s t i c s
network.
Alexander Doll, Member of the
Management Board for Finance,
Freight Transport and Logistics at
Deutsche Bahn AG said, "We have
analyzed our European transport
network and it is safe to say that
around 40% of the kilometers
traveled could be carried out in
platoons." For this, however,
further tests and ensuring the
regulatory framework would be
necessary. Customers would also
benefit. "With platooning we can
o ff e r e v e n m o r e r e l i a b l e
transports."
The platooning system installed