Hyundai has opened testing of its truck platooning technology on a motorway proving ground. Working on 7.7 km of the Yeoju Smart Highway in Korea at 60 km/h, the trial used two trailer-connected Xcient trucks with automated driving support systems to assess the technology's response to cut-in and cut-out by other vehicles, simultaneous emergency braking and vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The driver does not need to put his/her foot on the accelerator or brakes. The test was conducted using an autonomous semi-trailer equipped with a camera system that can detect lane markings from up to 10 metres away.
Hyundai has opened testing of its truck platooning technology on a motorway proving ground. Working on 7.7 km of the Yeoju Smart Highway in Korea at 60 km/h, the trial used two trailer-connected Xcient trucks with automated driving support systems to assess the technology's response to cut-in and cut-out by other vehicles, simultaneous emergency braking and vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The test was conducted using an autonomous semi-trailer equipped with a camera system that can detect lane markings from up to 10 metres away.