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The Road R&D; program is designed to meet the following goals:
- to undertake R&D; that either provides direct input into policy decisions or
strengthens TDC’s position as a policy advisor
- to support the development of regulations and standards, particularly in the
area of heavy vehicle safety
- to promote the design and deployment of heavy freight vehicles that are safer,
more productive and efficient, and less damaging to the highway infrastructure
- to promote the design and deployment of buses that are safer, more energy-efficient
and environmentally friendly, and more productive and comfortable
- to assess the potential benefits of electric vehicle technologies in terms of safety,
efficiency, and environmental effects
- to investigate the use of alternative fuels
- to undertake R&D; aimed at improving productivity and competitiveness
- to investigate emerging technologies and to take advantage of national and
international R&D; developments
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