Plans to provide international drivers with in-cab alerts about anything from crime hotspots to road congestion in the country they are travelling to could be rolled out for domestic use.
The North Sea Freight Intelligent Transport Solutions (NS Frits) project, part-funded by European funds and backed by People United Against Crime (PUAC), will be requesting the views of trade association members to find out what drivers and hauliers
need.
The three-year pilot study will test if using the latest technology to provide drivers with live information about stolen vehicles and accidents is both feasible and of use to the haulage industry.
However, PUAC chief executive David Ransom says the system that will be used has yet to be identified.
Road Haulage Association infrastructure manager Chrys Rampley says: "What they are trying to do has merit, but we do need to find out if anybody is going to use it. There's no point trying to design something they don't want."
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