Self-driving trucks tested in Japan

As companies look to reduce costs and increase efficiencies, a government funded company in Japan his making headway in developing selft-driving trucks.

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has programmed a convoy of four trucks to drive just four meters apart and in doing so the trucks cut down on air resistance, reducing drag similar to drafting with a race car.

It is estimated fuel savings of about 15%.

The four-truck convoy uses one human-driven lead truck and three computer-controlled vehicles following it. The NEDO's system allows the following three trucks to drive completely autonomously, without a human guiding them.

[DigitalYojimbo]

Contravened solid white lines 2 times. Hmmm. I wonder if they send the tickets to the manufacturer ?

[Oh_its_Mike]

This is gonna scare the shit out of me the first time I see a self-driving vehicle in the future.

[bobtapscott]

Planes, then trains, then trucks, then cars, it's inevitable

[ShaDoWworldshadow]

hurry up with this to many people dying needlessly due to drivers not paying attention had the wheel over tot he machines.