Freightliner Just Revealed The First Real Road-Legal Autonomous Big Rig
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Well it's a good thing UPS doesn't have those or else they would have stop counts in the several hundreds.
Here's an RT article about it.
World's first self-driving truck takes to the highways in Nevada
http://rt.com/news/255981-self-driving-truck-nevada/
World's first self-driving truck takes to the highways in Nevada
http://rt.com/news/255981-self-driving-truck-nevada/
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Does the computer blow the horn when he passes a car full of little kids all pumping their arms up and down?
That would be a waste of 'energy'
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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You have been here less than 30 seconds---read more, post less.
jaker
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Hey now , how about any vehicle about to run a red light at 80
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
It doesn't have a blind side.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
It probably can.
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pickup
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If these vehicles can have statistically less costly accidents than vehicles with drivers, then ,sure they can be insurable. but more viable. A two time dwi driver with two moving violations can also be insurable, just costs more. And in the case of the driverless truck, there is automatically one less person who would require medical expenses, that's right!, the driver that is NOT in the driverless truck.
No, I suppose a driver will be needed for that. But how about this scenario? A hub awaits its load being pulled by a driverless truck. Truck pulls up through the inbound gate. Trailer is disengaged and a shifter hooks up to it . Sound like you can eliminate a lot of sleeper runs that need drivers.
Of course, this is all in the far future, well maybe not so far.
My other question, if these vehicles are really efficient and will not blow stop signs or speed, how are municipalities going to generate revenue from moving violations?
I have to agree , this should be one of the easier things to check off on the list. This truck will not be blind while doing this. It will either have laser and or radar to guide. It might even have a popup drone to give it an over head view. The building it is backing up to may even send data to the truck to eliminate blind spots
clean hairy
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In the winter, when roads get bad, how will it put chains on the tires when needed?
It will know when to pull into a truck stop for more fuel, and refuel itself how?
It stops at a weigh station and is overweight, the cops just toss a violation notice on the front seat?
If it commits a traffic violation, it will know to pull over for the cops?
If during a random Highway Patrol stop for safety inspection, it has to be pulled out of service, how do the Cops make it stay where it is, who do they notify, and how do they take it out of service?
These are questions for years from now, when there is no person inside the truck at all.
And, at the current point in time, how does the poor soul in the truck let it know it has to pull over, cause the guy has to pee?
It will know when to pull into a truck stop for more fuel, and refuel itself how?
It stops at a weigh station and is overweight, the cops just toss a violation notice on the front seat?
If it commits a traffic violation, it will know to pull over for the cops?
If during a random Highway Patrol stop for safety inspection, it has to be pulled out of service, how do the Cops make it stay where it is, who do they notify, and how do they take it out of service?
These are questions for years from now, when there is no person inside the truck at all.
And, at the current point in time, how does the poor soul in the truck let it know it has to pull over, cause the guy has to pee?
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