Using big data to drive fuel efficiency

Posted on 28 Mar 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Jonny Williamson talks to Dr Angus Webb, one of several University-based inventors the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub is supporting to turn their research into start-up companies.

University of Southampton’s Dr Angus Webb, founder of Dynamon. The average heavy goods vehicle (HGV) consumes almost £42,000 of fuel every year in the UK, leading haulage operators to exist on extremely tight margins, typically between 1% – 3%. As a result, though most operators are aware of aerodynamics and how…

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