Truck platooning. Two or three trucks connected by a ‘virtual tow bar’. The leading truck is controlled by a driver while the following trucks accelerate, brake and steer all by themselves without the intervention of a driver. Platooning saves on fuel, cuts emissions and optimises costs. And the driver sitting in the second or third truck can occupy his time with something else or take a rest for a while.The demands made by our work are changing in many sectors. Technological developments are happening faster than ever. Just think about digitalisation, robotisation, the Internet of Things, big data. As a result, jobs are disappearing and new ones appearing, and most of all, the actual work itself is changing. The new demands being made by technology have to be aligned with the human being to optimise how humans perform with the technology. TNO develops new methods, models and tools to realise the best human-work-technology alignment, geared specifically to adaptive support in highly demanding, complex and dynamic operating environments. English versie is called humanEnchangement.
Truck platooning : Twee of drie trucks zijn met een 'virtuele trekhaak' aan elkaar verbonden. De voorste vrachtauto wordt bestuurd door een chauffeur, die erachter volgen vanzelf, geven gas, remmen en sturen automatisch zonder ingrijpen van de bestuurder. Platooning bespaart brandstof, vermindert emissies en levert kostenvoordelen op. Daarnaast kan de chauffeur in de tweede of derde vrachtauto op termijn tijdelijk iets anders doen of even rusten.