VIL project: self-driving truck requires driver with office profile

With the ‘Value Added Trucking’ project, the logistics knowledge centre VIL investigated what tasks the driver of a self-driving or convoy truck could still perform if the driving happened by itself. The question is not so hypothetical anymore. Last week, 26 EU member states agreed in Amsterdam to jointly set up large-scale tests of self-driving vehicles in the short term – perhaps 2019. They will work towards mutual recognition of exemptions for testing on public roads, making it easier for manufacturers to set up tests (including cross-border ones). So the dossier is clearly gaining momentum.