The onboarding of Terberg as a partner and the receipt of a retrofitted electric tractor unit is a huge success for 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) and its mission to be the first project of its kind in the UK to deliver Zero Emission Automated daftar olxtoto Logistics.
The 5G CAL project was awarded a share of £30 million through 5G Create, an open competition combining British creativity with innovative new uses for 5G as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £200 million 5G Testbeds and Trials programme (5GTT).
New project partner, Terberg DTS UK, is bringing a new dimension to the £4.9m 5G CAL project announced in 2020, with partners including the NEAA, Sunderland City Council, StreetDrone, Perform Green, Vantec, Coventry University, Newcastle University and Connected Places Catapult, with Nissan and Fergusson as contributors.
Terberg provides the HGV that will be retrofitted with autonomous technology. Driven by an ambition to be one of the first manufacturers to bring teleoperated HGVs to market, and allowing these to be controlled remotely, Terberg is all set to revolutionise the sector in the home of advanced manufacturing, Sunderland.
The Terberg YT202 (EV Model) – a fully electric yard tractor designed for moving trailers in distribution centres, transport depots and container terminals has been retrofitted by StreetDrone with drive by wire components and a myriad of sensors and cameras.
Following further tests and a rigorous simulation study, the autonomous and teleoperation trials of the Terberg YT202 can now take place. This will involve scaling up the original trial route to incorporate numerous, typical driving challenges such as roundabouts, security gates, traffic lights, bridges and junctions – all key tests to accelerate the development of an advanced autonomous system and to help scale deployment.
The fully electric drive means the vehicle is economical to operate and does not lead to emissions at the point of use, plus the electric motor is quieter and requires much less maintenance than a diesel engine.
Alisdair Couper, Managing Director at Terberg DTS UK, said: “Having the vision to look to the future and to what it may offer is allowing us to leverage the benefits that smart technology can bring to the Sunderland region and further afield. The 5G Cal project will become a measuring point for many a future development in this sector.”
Sunderland Council’s Chief Executive, Patrick Melia, said: “5G CAL’s partnership with Terberg is yet another encouraging milestone in the Sunderland Our Smart City success story and in particular, our pioneering 5G CAL project.
Paul Butler, CEO of the NEAA, added: “This is a significant step towards an autonomous supply chain. First this will allow for such a vehicle to be teleoperated remotely, paving the way for autonomous supply chains on a much larger scale. This has huge implications across a number of sectors in addition to automotive manufacturers, creating operational efficiencies and improving productivity.”
