Tag: trucking

Lear to launch vehicle communication partnership with Wyoming

March 20, 2017 | Katie Burke | autonews.com Lear Corp. is partnering with Wyoming to enable vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication in the state. The seating and electronics supplier said on Monday that it will be the only company working with the Wyoming Department of Transportation on the project. Wyoming is one of three pilot sites, along […]

University of Wyoming simulator to be used in I-80 Connected Vehicle project

Orginally posted:  TrafficTechnologyToday.com /February 29, 2016 The University of Wyoming (UW) is part of a team working on a pilot project that is intended to reduce the number of weather-related incidents involving trucks on I-80, as part of the US Department of Transportation’s Wave 1 Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. About 11,000 to 16,000 vehicles […]

Utah DOT Testing Connected Vehicle Technology to Improve Safety, Fuel Efficiency for Truckers

By Jasen Lee, Deseret News TOOELE — A new technology being tested in Utah could improve big-rig safety and fuel efficiency on roadways. The Utah Department of Transportation Friday coordinated field tests of a new vehicle-to-vehicle communication system targeted at the trucking industry. The department, along with California-based Peloton Technology — the company developing the […]