Automated tailgating cuts pollution

[Ext User(Rohit)]

An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
Environment and Pollution

http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/1352.htm

[Ext User(Kev)]

Rohit wrote:
> An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
> in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
> save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
> published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
> Environment and Pollution


that is nothing new
the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with heavy
vehicles running very close together at high speeds on interstate or
other long distance runs



Kev

[Ext User(John Hudson)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Rohit wrote:
>> An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
>> in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
>> save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
>> published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
>> Environment and Pollution
>
>
> that is nothing new
> the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with heavy
> vehicles running very close together at high speeds on interstate or other
> long distance runs
>
>
>
> Kev

Yep. they're called 'trains', much more fuel efficient than trucks.

[Ext User(DalienX)]

Kev wrote:

> Rohit wrote:
> > An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
> > in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
> > save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
> > published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
> > Environment and Pollution
>
>
> that is nothing new
> the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with
> heavy vehicles running very close together at high speeds on
> interstate or other long distance runs
>
>
>
> Kev

And if so much as 1 rabbit crosses the road, you get an instant pile up.

[Ext User(jonz)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> Kev wrote:
>
>> Rohit wrote:
>> > An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
>> > in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
>> > save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
>> > published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
>> > Environment and Pollution
>>
>>
>> that is nothing new
>> the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with
>> heavy vehicles running very close together at high speeds on
>> interstate or other long distance runs
>>
>>
>>
>> Kev
>
> And if so much as 1 rabbit crosses the road, you get an instant pile up.

you think anyone is going to brake or swerve for a rabbit ??

[Ext User(DalienX)]

jonz wrote:


>
> you think anyone is going to brake or swerve for a rabbit ??

people won't no, but a computer might.

[Ext User(jonz)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> jonz wrote:
>
>
>>
>> you think anyone is going to brake or swerve for a rabbit ??
>
> people won't no, but a computer might.

possibly, but what kev had to say has nothing to do with
automation............

[Ext User(Kev)]

jonz wrote:
> "DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
> news:46986c44$0$2992$61c65585@un-2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>> jonz wrote:
>>
>>
>>> you think anyone is going to brake or swerve for a rabbit ??
>> people won't no, but a computer might.
>
> possibly, but what kev had to say has nothing to do with
> automation............
>
>


well it does
because all the systems I have read about talked about an automated system

Kev

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John Hudson wrote:
> "Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:46967ab9$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> Rohit wrote:
>>> An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
>>> in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
>>> save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
>>> published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
>>> Environment and Pollution
>>
>> that is nothing new
>> the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with heavy
>> vehicles running very close together at high speeds on interstate or other
>> long distance runs
>>
>>
>>
>> Kev
>
> Yep. they're called 'trains', much more fuel efficient than trucks.
>
>

yes of course and I have never ever disputed that fact
"A Train" is very fuel efficient
but
"A Train SYSTEM" is very inefficient
people can argue till the cows come home about how good trains are
thats why the customers are not using them right???


Kev

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On Jul 15, 10:41 pm, Kev <kev...@optunet.com.au> wrote:
> John Hudson wrote:
> > "Kev" <kev...@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> >news:46967ab9$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> >> Rohit wrote:
> >>> An automated way of allowing cars to drive much closer to each other
> >>> in heavy moving traffic, so-called platooning, could cut congestion,
> >>> save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to research
> >>> published today in Inderscience's International Journal of the
> >>> Environment and Pollution
>
> >> that is nothing new
> >> the concept has been around for many years and mostly to do with heavy
> >> vehicles running very close together at high speeds on interstate or other
> >> long distance runs
>
> >> Kev
>
> > Yep. they're called 'trains', much more fuel efficient than trucks.
>
> yes of course and I have never ever disputed that fact
> "A Train" is very fuel efficient
> but
> "A Train SYSTEM" is very inefficient
> people can argue till the cows come home about how good trains are
> thats why the customers are not using them right???
>
> Kev- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

They're happily using them in some cities. Perth, for example, which
is happily expanding its rail network. Internationally, there's
plenty of examples of good rail networks. It's a pity that planners
in the Eastern States seem to think that something that was found to
be unworkable in LA in the 60's might just work better here...

If you build and operate a good system, people will use it. Simple as
that. If you run it down, spend no money on it, make it expensive to
boot, then no surprise, market forces will dictate.

Cheers,
Steve