Virtual truck hits the highway
3rd December 1998, Page 17
3rd December 1998
Page 17
Page 17, 3rd December 1998
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• Two European training organisations have bought simulators which will allow its HGV drivers to be trained without driving on the road. AFT-IFTIM in France and VTenL in Holland have bought 10 TRUST ITruck Simulator for Training) simulators from Thomson-CSF, a company better known for flight simulators. The truck simulators are based on Renault Premium cabs. They give the driver a 180° field of view with realistic sounds and can "intelligently' simulate urban or rural traffic and a range of weather conditions. The first two units, deliv ered in France, will be mobile simulators, mounted on trailers.
Realistic conditions in driving simulator.