"We develop driving assistance solutions for HGV vehicles in controlled environments"
We merge hydrogen technologies with those associated with automated driving
One of the objectives to achieve decarbonisation of different industries is the research and search for technological solutions for HGV fleets. In Europe, there is a great deal of interest in zero-emission logistics. Hydrogen fuel cell trucks aim to become the only possible replacement for diesel trucks in long-haul freight transport.
For this reason, TECNALIA is merging hydrogen technologies associated with those associated with automated driving or driving assistance, to achieve the greatest potential and thus contribute to the development of a new generation of mobility and road transport.
In the recently completed ShineFleet initiative, we have developed driving assistance solutions (ADAS: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) for use in articulated vehicle manoeuvres in controlled environments, such as logistics centres.
The project has involved the collaboration of three companies with complementary profiles:
- FML Logistic Ibérica as an end user of this type of solutions at its logistics centres.
- AVIA Ingeniería y Diseño as a specialist in the transformation or retrofitting of HGV vehicles (tractor units) into automated by-wire and FE (Full Electric) vehicles for articulated manoeuvres.
- Idneo Technologies for the integration and application of wireless communication technologies to secure vehicle manoeuvring in automatic mode.
Challenges of the ShineFleet initiative
- Development and application of a specific ADAS to control manoeuvres of an articulated vehicle, i.e. non-rigid, in this case applied when approaching the loading and unloading bays at a logistics centre.
- Deployment of sensing architecture distributed around the vehicle's environment - from the tractor head - so that the vehicle has information about its position and surrounding objects at all times, guaranteeing the automated manoeuvre.
- Another advantage of this distributed sensing solution is that it can be shared by all vehicles approaching the sensor-equipped area, thus reducing the equipment required on the vehicle side and reducing costs.
