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Below is a link to the youtube video in which a reporter gives a preview of the operation and it's history. This is probably the most important report on what's to come in automation that has ever been produced.
What a misleading title! Since when moving around at a port is called "Autonomous trucking operation?" Let them on I-95 for a few hundred miles then we'll talk. Oh, one more thing. Unloading containers from ships is not "trucking"
Below is a link to the youtube video in which a reporter gives a preview of the operation and it's history. This is probably the most important report on what's to come in automation that has ever been produced.
Europe has been running autonomous truck fleets for years by now.
No they have not.
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Actually, they are much safer than man powered ones. can't get drunk, high, text while driving, be ion bad mood, get heart attack etc, etc. It's a machine.
Agree, but they can break, have faults, etc, they are not perfect.
[quote=ukrkoz;55718666] Can't even break down on the road as ECM will know ahead of time something is going wrong and WILL pull to tech service.
Lol, that does not even make sense. All an ECM will be able to do is provide a warning or something like temperature in bearing, or upcoming scheduled maintenance, which is not new tech at all, factories have been doing this for years, decades actually.
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Again, no one is asking YOU, what to do and how to proceed. Decision was made, autonomous and electric WILL be implemented, non autonomous WILL be banned "for the best of our children" or "environment" and you WILL vote for it. You can "express yourself" in forums or on the street corner all you want to, the real power does not care.
And repercussions to this will be huge across many current automotive/driving/repair industry, as everything will become autonomous, repairs included. Sales, safety on the road, accordingly, insurance business, all health care related to accidents, policing, fueling, repairs. And I likely missed some.
Well, voters have the ultimate say, if people the majority simply do not want these trucks, then they will vote in politicians who will not ll them, it is that simple.
[quote=boxus;55723526]Lol, that is not full swing nor even close to it.
No they have not.
Agree, but they can break, have faults, etc, they are not perfect.
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Can't even break down on the road as ECM will know ahead of time something is going wrong and WILL pull to tech service.
Lol, that does not even make sense. All an ECM will be able to do is provide a warning or something like temperature in bearing, or upcoming scheduled maintenance, which is not new tech at all, factories have been doing this for years, decades actually.
Well, voters have the ultimate say, if people the majority simply do not want these trucks, then they will vote in politicians who will not ll them, it is that simple.
I disagree with this, this transition has been known about for some time within the auto and truck manufacturers industry (so its likely Govt has been aware of this for awhile too).
Its very unlikely the issue will ever make it to the ballot, its something that the ENTIRE automobile industry is going to transition over to eventually, for that reason, I just dont see it ever being up to the voters.
I know several truck drivers who say they are ready to get out of that line of work because of the increased traffic and inattentive drivers. I can’t say I blame them, I know I wouldn’t want to drive a semi through somewhere like Atlanta or L.A.
I have a couple good friends that drive freight trucks locally, (no over the road driving though), they have known self drive is coming for awhile to their industry and their jobs will be gone when that happens.
One guy that drives for holland trucking told me few months ago, Holland had a plan in place to deal with this when it happens, they are trying to avoid just firing life time drivers on the spot.
When these guys say that they’ve under thought things, I’ll guess that it will be awhile for fully autonomous cars... Let alone autonomous trucks; especially in reasonable traffic/weather conditions
How about I-10 they have ran the length of it and that's old news.
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What a misleading title! Since when moving around at a port is called "Autonomous trucking operation?" Let them on I-95 for a few hundred miles then we'll talk. Oh, one more thing. Unloading containers from ships is not "trucking"
How about I-10 they have ran the length of it and that's old news. They have also crossed Europe many times.
As for emergency's. I guess the computer is capable of pulling over just like any other driver and calling (Triple AAA) for a wrecker or a mechanical fix.
Below is a link to the youtube video in which a reporter gives a preview of the operation and it's history. This is probably the most important report on what's to come in automation that has ever been produced.
Very interesting, thanks :-) Two technology revolutions in progress - electric vehicles, which I think has left the incubation phase and moved to early adoption, and autonomous vehicles, which is still in the incubation phase. The complexity of these systems and their successful deployment is great, so nothing is happening overnight. But I think both pushes will ultimately succeed within the next 20 years.
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How about I-10 they have ran the length of it and that's old news.
