UK to test driverless lorry 'platooning' on motorways

Dave Neal
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Three wirelessly controlled lorries autonomously driven close to each other. What could possibly go wrong?

The UK will next year test a new autonomous driving system on lorries called 'platooning', which will wirelessly connect a trio of lorries controlled by the lead vehicle.  It is claimed that pla...

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