Fleet telematics provider Omnitracs has forged a partnership with Peloton Technology to bring truck platooning capabilities to its customers, a development that could accelerate trucking’s adoption of the emerging technology.

Scania said it will design a full-scale autonomous truck platooning system to travel between port terminals in Singapore.

Truck platooning is an increasingly realistic opportunity, with key foundational technologies already in the marketplace and testing is under way.

The Michigan Senate unanimously approved legislation earlier this month that could make Michigan the first state to allow commercial truck platooning while also eliminating a requirement that someone be inside a self-driving car while testing it on public roads.

The House fell nine votes short Sept. 14 in an attempt to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a measure that would allow trucking companies to test special technology to reduce fuel costs.

The recent fatal accident involving a Tesla in autopilot mode has claimed another victim: Missouri’s proposed pilot platooning program.

Although driverless cars grab headlines, it may take decades before truly autonomous vehicles rule the road. In the meantime, semiautomated convoys can help manufacturers hone the technology while cutting emissions and fuel consumption.

The European Truck Platooning Challenge is scheduled to conclude April 6 at the Port of Rotterdam, when six platoons of two trucks each arrive at the APM terminal there, according to organizers.

Three Volvo trucks started a platoon demonstration drive from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, on March 18.