A new University of Michigan study finds that automation and electrification of long-haul trucking can reduce urban health impacts and environmental damages. For long-haul routes below 300 miles, electrification can reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas damages by 13%, or $587 million annually.
Could automation, electrification of long-haul trucking reduce environmental impacts?
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the study, which was published online April 22 in the journal Transportation Research Part D.
[Automation and electrification in long-haul trucking cuts urban health and environmental damages.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920924001445?dgcid=author) [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104187](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104187)