Mercedes switches focus away from platooning trials 04/02/19

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Source: https://www.commercialfleet.org/news/truck-news/2019/02/04/mercedes-switches-focus-away-from-platooning-trials

04.02.2019

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has concluded that there is no business case for truck platooning, saying that the technology failed to deliver appreciable fuel savings in its on-the-road tests.

Although the manufacturer will remain committed to ongoing platooning projects with partners, such as Ensemble in Europe, it now plans to refocus its resources on developing autonomous, self-driving technologies in its trucks.

It told delegates at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that results show fuel savings, even in perfect platooning conditions, were less than expected.

 

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