| You stated in your press release platooning can be a reality within 10 years, is this likely? |
| A lot of the technology is already available. However, legislation and user acceptance, impact the date for introduction to market. |
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| Where will we be seeing road trains in the future? |
Probably in slow and middle lane on highways.
Early adoption may be in the form of dedicated lanes. |
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| Will there be a cost to join a platoon and how will payment be handled? |
| We are looking at different alternatives for the business model. |
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| At which stage of the project are you now? |
| At the moment, we have tested one car following a lead truck in limited speed on a test track. |
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| The project will be finished in 2012, what is the next step (from Jan 2011) at the moment? |
| The next step is to incorporate more following vehicles at higher speeds and shorter inter-vehicle distance. In the final step of the tests, we aim to demonstrate on public highways. |
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