A dozen trucks have completed an autonomous vehicle trial convoy in Europe, travelling for around a week, mostly without a driver at the helm. This is a glimpse at the impending shift in the logistics industry, that is only a few years away from being a transformative commercial reality. The vehicles, from Volvo, Scania, Iveco, Daimler, MAN (VW Group), and DAF took part in the European Truck Platooning Challenge, which saw the convoys converge in Rotterdam – a fitting destination given that the group was organized by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Directorate General Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority, and the Conference of European Directors of Roads. None of the automakers involved in the trial have…