Gruber Logistics: Project MODI tests autonomous driving

34 public organizations and private companies have joined the European MODI initiative. This initiative aims to accelerate the introduction of connected, cooperative, and automated mobility (CCAM) for logistics and to overcome obstacles to the implementation of automated transport systems and solutions in Europe.

From Rotterdam to Oslo

To accelerate the introduction of this technology, Gruber Logistics, as part of the MODI project, led a research group of Norwegian companies in the field of information technology, including Q-Free and Sintef, in collaboration with DAF Truck. Data collection along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) between Rotterdam and Oslo was initiated.

Crossing various countries means encountering infrastructures that are similar in form but nevertheless very different, it was said. Traffic signs, sign language, toll systems, speed limits, and, more generally, the system of traffic regulations are just a few elements that are observed and need to be dealt with when crossing a border if one wants to introduce a functional model of autonomous driving.