China tests automated platooning of 35,000-ton heavy-haul train group

China's independently-developed 35,000-ton heavy-haul train group completed the world's first automated platooning test for heavy-haul trains on Wednesday in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

During the test, seven individual 5,000-ton heavy-haul freight trains formed a platoon by wireless signals rather than traditional mechanical hooks, which makes freight transportation safer, smoother and more flexible, and causes less wear on tracks and wheels.