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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Connected vehicle technology |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Josh Switkes, Dave Lyons, Steve Boyd |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
| Website | peloton-tech |
Peloton Technology was an American automated and connected vehicle technology company established in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. It primarily developed a vehicle "platooning" system to enable pairs of trucks to operate at close following distances with a stated goal of improving safety and fuel efficiency. Peloton Technology was the first company to test a non-research commercial truck platooning system on public roads in the United States. In 2016 it publicly stated it would be the first company to offer a commercial platooning system for use by truck fleets in 2017.[1][2] By mid-2018 that deadline had slipped to "by the end of 2018."[3]
In Summer of 2021, Peloton ceased operations and began liquidation proceedings.[4]
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