Research: Autonomous Trucks Can Reduce Emissions and Fight Climate Change
There is a need for new technologies that reduce freight transportation’s negative impact on climate change.
- There is a need for new technologies that reduce freight transportation’s negative impact on climate change.
- As Aurora advances toward driverless commercial operations, the company has examined ways to maximize the environmental benefits of autonomous trucks.
- Autonomous trucks are capable of eco-driving – strategically optimizing acceleration, braking, and coasting to increase energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
- For carriers, autonomous trucks’ more efficient fuel consumption could reduce operating costs, and reductions in emissions would help meet federal and state environmental regulatory mandates.