The pair of semi trucks cruising down Interstate 70 between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis may seem unremarkable at first glance. But these rigs are part of a groundbreaking pilot project that could reshape America’s freight industry.
Launched in April through a joint initiative between the Ohio and Indiana Departments of Transportation (DOTs), the project tests semi-autonomous “platooning” technology, in which a lead truck operated by a human driver is linked to a follower truck via encrypted, military-grade communications.
