Self-driving convoys of autonomous lorries that 'speak' arrive in Rotterdam

Automated lorries have long been talked about as the future of transport and now the first trials of driverless HGVs have launched in Rotterdam. More than a dozen self-driving trucks made by six of Europe's largest manufacturers arrived in the port in so-called'truck platoons' yesterday. 'Truck platooning' involves two or three trucks that autonomously drive in convoy and are connected wirelessly with the leading truck determining route and speed. More than a dozen self-driving trucks (pictured) made by six of Europe's largest manufacturers arrived in Rotterdam in so-called'truck platoons'. 'Truck platooning', similar to concepts with self-driving cars, involves two or three trucks that autonomously drive in convoy connected wirelessly Wednesday's arrival concludes the first-ever cross-border experiment of its kind with self-driving trucks.