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Autonomy is a big win for semis -- even just platooning (drafting) is a huge win. Two startups in this space: Otto & Peloton. As for power density... going to
by beambot 10y ago
Autonomy is a big win for semis -- even just platooning (drafting) is a huge win. Two startups in this space: Otto & Peloton.
As for power density... going to a turbine engine feeding electric power systems is a sufficiently big win compared to straight-up diesel ICE. There's a big industry group looking into this:
http://corporate.walmart.com/_news_/news-archive/2014/03/26/walmart-debuts-futuristic-truck http://corporate.walmart.com/_news_/news-archive/2014/03/26/...