Successful road train test

The initial test of a road train at Volvo’s test track provided positive results. A truck acted as the lead vehicle and a passenger car followed behind without the driver personally steering, braking or accelerating.

Volvo Cars is participating in the EU Sartre project in which seven companies in four countries are developing systems for road trains, or platooning. At year-end 2010, all component systems were combined and test driven in real vehicles.Representatives from the participating companies were satisfied with the results on the test track. The next step is to build and develop more vehicle road trains and ensure that more vehicles can drive faster and even closer to each other.

First tests with the SARTRE Road train Film

For Volvo Cars, the road train is a further development of the existing Adaptive Cruise Control system, in which the car itself keeps its distance and can brake. To this is added automatic steering and a number of communication systems, which, among other features, can ensure that the lead truck has contact with the vehicles behind.

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Successful road train test

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