Ricardo has R&D and demonstration projects in progress in Europe, Asia and North America aimed at advancing the technology required for truck platooning.

In addition to its ongoing R&D and demonstration programmes, Ricardo’s connected and automated vehicle (CAV) experts were actively involved in the recently completed EcoTwin III truck platooning project. This European research initiative developed technology for a three-truck platooning system enabling an inter-vehicle time gap for the platooned trucks of 0.3 seconds or less (or 7m at 80km/h).

While the EcoTwin III project concluded in late 2017, the Ricardo project team has continued to build upon the results in the crucial areas of functional safety and the development of platooning control software.

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