The findings have been published today (28 June) in the Microlise Transport Conference post event report, and follow the Government's confirmation earlier this year that 'lorry platooning' trials, using a convoy of vehicles headed by a driver in the leading lorry, will go ahead.
The Microlise Transport conference report also includes analysis on a range of industry topics. Available to download here, the report provides an in depth view of the road transport industry in 2016 on a range of key issues, with responses broken down by sector, age, job position and gender.
“We compile this report each year with the aim of delivering the most accurate reflection of the sentiment in the transport industry right now, across the key issues,” said Nadeem Raza, chief executive officer, Microlise.
“The findings tell us that the industry is still not sold on the potential of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles – despite many experts predicting them on our roads in the not too distant future.”