I seriously doubt those numbers (-50% fuel, energy harvesting by driving behind a truck) AND you are giving incentive to try dangerous driving.
Please either back those numbers up with evidence or remove them for the sake of road safety.
Please either back those numbers up with evidence or remove them for the sake of road safety.
Obviously it's unsafe to do on the public road for a bunch of reasons, but it really shows how good automated vehicle convoys could be for the environment if they can get close enough.
Here is a video of the effects of the same airflow: https://youtu.be/xkbe2NP30Fs
They estimate the savings at insane 20 feet at 20 something. Far from your claimed 100%.
Could it be, that your road is not as flat as you think? That would also explain the necessary braking to not run into the truck, wouldn't it?
But I couldn't agree more: let the machines do that perfectly and safe. Let's reap those sweet 25-50% increase in fuel efficiency.