Trucking in central Ohio also to benefit in Smart Cities program

Much of the focus of the federal Smart City grant money recently awarded to Columbus has been on alternative transportation development for humans. But the logistics business, which involves moving goods rather than people, also stands to reap benefits. Smartphone apps to help direct truck traffic, data sharing and the testing of remote-controlled "truck platoons” in urban areas are among the developments that central Ohio businesses can look to tap into, according to presenters at an even