Advances Propelling Global Autonomous Heavy-Duty Truck Market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

The global autonomous heavy-duty truck market is gaining momentum, with most major heavy truck-makers trying to make their mark in this competitive field.

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Switkes will provide his company's vision of the market, focusing on vehicle-to-vehicle communication and radar-based active braking technologies.

Join Frost & Sullivan's upcoming complimentary webinar, "Outlook of Global Autonomous Heavy-Duty Truck Market," to gain strategic insights into the trends, market drivers and restraints, and growth opportunities that will guide this market's trajectory. Plus, gain information on state-of-the-art platooning technology.

Questions this webinar will answer:

• What is the potential market size?
• What are the emerging trends?
• How will platooning technology evolve?
• What are the costs associated with autonomous driving?

Supporting Quote:

"The concept of platooning has shown meaningful fuel cost savings, with a reasonable incremental increase to a truck's price, and can be leveraged by long-haul fleets to derive significant cost savings," said Lau. Moreover, the successful phase one on-road application of truck platooning will be a significant driving factor towards enabling autonomous trucks in the North American market.

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