Looking forward:Vision on truck Platooning 2025

Walther Ploos van AmstelLector Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences@citylogisticsnlApril 2016

Truck Platooning 2020 and Beyond • Ongoing growth of EU transport volumes:

Need to reduce our logistics footprint• Business opportunities for 2020 and beyond• Discuss vision for the future:

the need for real-life testing, dealing with open questions, next steps to take, and governance

Opportunities beyond 2020

Strategy

Results

Network

Planning and control

ICT

Organisation

National and EU

policies

Local policies

Strategy

Results

Network

Planning and control

ICT

Organisation

National and EU

policies

Local policiesNew supply chains

Opportunities beyond 2020

New supply chains

New supply chainsTruck parking

Opportunities beyond 2020

Strategy

Results

Network

Planning and control

ICT

Organisation

National and EU

policies

Local policiesNew supply chains

Collaborative planning

Unpredictability is our worst enemy

• Operational/ad hoc:Sense and respond

• Tactical/scheduled:Predict and prepare

• Open, real time data: data quality• ITS linked to TMS• Collaborative planning and control:

platooning service provider role

Operational

Tactical

Strategy

Opportunities beyond 2020

Strategy

Results

Network

Planning and control

ICT

Organisation

National and EU

policies

Local policiesNew supply chains

Collaborative planning

Social innovation

Social innovation

• Strategic supply chain collaboration: shippers, transporters and government

• Planner 2.0: Align planning operational and tactical

• The truck driver of the future• Train as you fight…

Vision of

• Vision for the future:– the need for real-life

testing– dealing with open

questions– next steps to take– governance

Safety and securityTechnologyLegalLogistics businessUser acceptance and human behaviourInfrastructure