As a cost-cutting measure, platooning would allow haulage firms to arrange trucks in tight convoys and eliminate drivers in all but the lead vehicle.
Lt Chesterman, a Platoon Commander in C Company, was commanding a patrol convoy in the Nad-e Ali district when the lead vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
By adding in wireless communication, the vehicles in the platoon "mimic" the lead vehicle using Ricardo autonomous control - accelerating, braking and turning in exactly the same way as the leader.
ENGADGET: Volvo's driverless road train in Spain is public mainly on the plain (video)
One lead vehicle and four trailing vehicles - consisting of a Volvo S60, a Volvo V60 and a Volvo XC60 plus a truck - made up the historic road train in Spain.
ENGADGET: Volvo's driverless road train in Spain is public mainly on the plain (video)
Building on Volvo Car Corporation's and Volvo Technology's already existing safety systems - including features such as cameras, radar and laser sensors - the vehicles monitor the lead vehicle and also other vehicles in their immediate vicinity.
ENGADGET: Volvo's driverless road train in Spain is public mainly on the plain (video)
For the first time ever a road train comprising a Volvo XC60, a Volvo V60 and a Volvo S60 plus one truck automatically driving in convoy behind a lead vehicle has operated on a public motorway among other road users.
ENGADGET: Volvo's driverless road train in Spain is public mainly on the plain (video)
The Public and Commercial Services (PSC) union says the changes would lead to more vehicle tax evasion and fraud.
But now, when vehicle-killing weapons only spawn sporadically, games can snowball heavily if one team gets a vehicle lead.
The first almost burned vehicle (Car A) drops being the lead and radios back for another vehicle (Car B) to continue on the highway (without exiting) to take the eye.
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Cell phone calls conducted for the purchase of the vehicle used in Saturday's bombing attempt helped lead police to the suspect, law enforcement sources said.
"It is a great thing if they stick to supporting their teams within the reasonable and ethical limits, but once it crosses the line and turns aggressive or becomes a vehicle for something completely beyond football then it becomes unacceptable and can lead to disasters, " Hassan said.
This initiative will not only lead to cost savings for homeowners and reduce negative environmental impact, but will also be a powerful vehicle for economic recovery by creating quality middle class jobs and lasting neighborhood benefits.
The internet can provide a vehicle, but passively using it as the destination without digging for input from real, live people can lead to huge wastes of time and resources.
For the ambitious Brazilians, it provides a vehicle to project their own weight, and not just in South America: in the talks supposed to lead by 2005 to a pan-American free-trade area, Mercosur's voice essentially, Brazil's has been the counterpoint to the otherwise overwhelming thunder of the United States.
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