May , 2017
Dr. Srinivas Peeta is a member of a multidisciplinary team of Purdue faculty and industry partners on a U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) NEXTCAR project that seeks to reduce vehicle fuel consumption by 20 percent through automated systems that interconnect cars and trucks and the transportation infrastructure using sensors and online cloud technology. The project begins in May 2017, and will receive $5 million over a 3-year period. It focuses on Class 8 trucks, namely tractor trailers, and team members include Cummins Inc., Peloton Technology, Peterbilt Motors Co., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and ZF TRW. Dr. Peeta will lead the team on Simulation. More information can be found at:
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q1/project-focusing-on-heavy-duty-trucks-is-part-of-national-effort-to-reduce-vehicle-fuel-consumption.html
https://engineering.purdue.edu/discovery/2017_1/partnerships-ensure-the-future-of-freight