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Autonomous Long-Haul Trucking to Solve Driver Shortage

At the end of September 2021 media reports in the UK suggested that there was a shortage of drivers to deliver diesel and fuel to service stations gas stations.

The fuel crisis that impacted the UK for almost a month and which, according to the Petrol Retailers Association, saw nearly 5,500 independent petrol outlets run out of fuel, with many more running partly dry. Karl Simons OBE, executive director for health, safety and wellbeing at FYLD, commented on the issue: ““It is inevitable that the current fears over fuel supply will recur in the future. However, with the digitization of systems to predict and control risk, we can expect more accurate forecasting of consumer demand, predicted shortages of essential products or services and the utilization of key personnel to ensure the most urgent task or highest risk is prioritized. Only then can these crises be averted." Read the complete article. 

Client: InformaTech, published by TU Automotive on 30th November 2021. Author: Graham Jarvis.

 

Smart Dashboards to Make Fleet Driving Safe

A new tool has been developed called RoadSafe designed to alert fleet drivers to high-risk highways.

The tool, created by a UK government-backed consortium that’s co-funded by Innovate UK, involved a 20-month project by organizations including Ford, Loughborough University, Oxfordshire County Council, and AI sensor specialists Vivacity Labs. It also has the support of Transport for London.

Natalie Middleton writes in her Fleet News article of September, Ford ‘RoadSafe’ dashboard to alert fleet drivers to high-risk roads that the digital tool could alert fleet drivers to accident blackspots and significantly reduce road accidents. However, a spokesperson for Ford says its more about helping local authorities to manage busy roads to reduce congestion by re-directing traffic away from busy areas or closed roads, as well as to ensure that accidents are minimized.

Discover how smart dashboards can make fleet driving safe, read the complete article. 

Client: InformaTech, published by TU Automotive on 18th November 2021. Author: Graham Jarvis.