Hyundai Xcient 40-Ton Platooning Truck

▪ Demonstration showcases breakthroughs in commercial autonomous driving technology with V2V communication ▪ Part of the national demonstration project involving government, corporations and academia for leadership in autonomous technology Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating real-world traffic conditions. Hyundai Motor conducted the trial using two trailer-connected Xcient trucks. Yeoju Smart Highway is a testbed within the central region expressway established by the Korean government for the development of autonomous driving technology. The highway is constantly populated by vehicles for autonomous driving research, making it quite similar to the conditions of an actual highway.