Covid disrupts platooning trial

Freight

Plans to trial lorry platoons on England’s roads have been disrupted by Covid-19. The Government first announced the initiative in 2017, at which point on-road trials were said to be scheduled to commence before the end of 2018 (LTT 01 Sep 17). 

The project, now dubbed HelmUK, is being led by TRL on behalf of the DfT and Highway England. Partners are: Apollo Vehicle Safety, DAF, DHL, Costain, Millbrook Proving Ground, Ricardo, TNO, TransportPR, and the Connected Places...

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