Platooning convoys

Following the leader

This lorry will head the convoy and control all of the vehicles behind it. When the brakes are touched, the rest of the platoon will slow immediately.

Drivers

A driver will sit in each of the following lorries to take over if needed. The trucks will warn the driver and give 20 seconds for the driver to take control, stopping automatically if this doesn’t occur.

Sensory technology

A combination of radar, lidar, GPS and video cameras will be used by all of the trucks to detect the whereabouts of obstacles, other road users, pedestrians, cyclists and so on.

Robot control

Computers will fully drive the trucks behind the platoon leader and will be responsible for everything from changing their speed to steering.

How will driverless lorries work on our roads?

Access point

Access point in the cabs will keep the trucks wirelessly connected and able to communicate and react with each other.