| Over the Road Trucks Using Wireless Networks | | | | flow the air out of the way, cutting down the |
| to Caravan or in Convoys will soon be a reality. | | | | head wind. Trucks moving down the road will pull |
| Using small Wireless Network Sensors it maybe | | | | your hat right off your head. Many cars often sit |
| possible to have hundreds of trucks act like giant | | | | in the vortex behind trucks to improve fuel |
| trains, by traveling together very closely. Literally | | | | consumption for 50 miles or more. Tailgating is not |
| tailgating by only three to four feet. By doing this | | | | too safe, but if the Wireless Sensor Networks are |
| they will cut down on the co-efficient of drag and | | | | controlling the vehicle instead of eyes glued to the |
| have increased fuel efficiency. mind you with fuel | | | | back of the trucks humans, then it can be done |
| prices higher now and looking to go up again. And | | | | safely. Thus we save energy and drag.Now realize |
| driving a truck all over the country. It behooves | | | | on I-10, I-5, I-40, 20, 70 etc. in the middle of the |
| the mobile command center to stay at 55-60 | | | | night with little traffic there is little danger. |
| mph and to travel in long lines of trucks, which | | | | |