In view of the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an increasing demand for logistics services with high flexibility and a simultaneous increase in the shortage of drivers, the aim of the LRHT is to design a fully autonomous platform for heavy commercial vehicles in which different, locally emission-free drive trains can be integrated.
The changes to the vehicle, drivetrain and logistics processes will be analysed from the perspective of full automation. In addition, various application areas, technologies and environments will be considered in which a fully automated commercial vehicle can be used in the near future.
Work areas LHRT
The LHRT demonstrator depicts a vehicle vision for heavy long-distance road haulage in 2030 (EU). It will analyse the following topics:
Development and visualisation of overall package, vehicle structure, drive and automation technologies as well as vehicle design
Support in the planning and iterative development of the vehicle concept
Development of vehicle model as a basis for derivatives, model variants and prototypes based on this
Further investigations into the use of installation space, structural and load design as well as integration tests in the logistics chain
Comparison of drive concepts (battery electric, fuel cell, hydrogen engine) for heavy commercial vehicles in the N3 class (articulated lorry, 40t or 44t total weight)
Development of new technologies for the following areas Drive, storage, automation, vehicle structure and energy management Creation of basic usage scenarios for heavy commercial vehicles based on selection criteria
an initial roadmap study for the introduction of fully autonomous (without driver's cab) heavy commercial vehicles for long distances Exterior design: investigations into optimisation options for fully autonomous articulated lorries for various drive concepts
