i could see someone watching out the window, from the sleeper. great place to sit, if something came up and needed quick action!
self driving trucks
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i could see someone watching out the window, from the sleeper. great place to sit, if something came up and needed quick action!
i can see that also and they have an accident because there not able to react fast enough. or another biggie is they would have there face in there phones laptops or tablets not paying attn
i just do not see the validity of autonomous trucks. as it is now, we are not always paid what we are worth. so then, who gets to sit behind the wheel of such transportation to ensure there is a "guard on duty" and for what amount of money?
i cannot see 40¢ per mile no more than i could see $1.00 per mile to babysit such a vehicle, then too, who is ultimately responsible for any crash? the babysitter or the programmer?
what if the babysitter cannot override the controls?
what if the computer(s) go ballistic?
what if the ex-wife has sex with a 15 year old.......
what will we do..??
what will we do...?????
we gotta use duck as the lab rat to test em to make sure they stop
i don't think ducks and rats get along.we gotta use duck as the lab rat to test em to make sure they stop
Fredl
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We shall get some. The Driver goes out and when he is back from gatehouse,the Truck drives itself to the Parking Location,drops the Trailer and parks. We also have WIFI-Tacho who sends from different WIFI-Connections (on Bridges or Side Panels of Motorway) to,well,we dont know where,....
If you drive through Speed limited Roadwork Area it sends every Kilometer,otherwise just then and when. Seems it knows where Speed is limited.
wait a minute Fred, how does the truck drop the trailer, unhook the electrical and air lines, and lower the landing gears?
i just have no faith nor confidence in anything autonomous. because if it were so "perfect" why still the need for a person to be sitting at the controls? i'd nary put my life on the line for a human co-driver, nor a robotic/computerized one.
DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER...>!!!
ok, so the gears can be done by electronics/hydraulics, but the lines..?????
HHMMMMmmmmmmm....me thinks you guys will be doing some labouring.....
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
If this autojunkomous gar-bage was so perfect, airline pilots would have been retrained as urinal hygienists years ago.
well friend, Fred, as i always say, retirement is a VERY short ways for me. i don;t think i'll have to worry about being replaced. heck, if i were to be replaced today by my company for cheaper labor, more power to them i say.....!!
when you get to a certain time and point in your life, ya just don't give a crap no more.
instead, i'd be looking forward to the HUGE lawsuit i'll have against the company that crashes with me in my car, as i putt-putt to the golf course to practice my putt-putts.....!!!!!!!
nuggsy
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This is an article from last year, but it's a great one nonetheless. I haven't had the chance to dig through every single post on this thread so I apologize if it's been shared before.
How Self-Driving Trucks are Going to Hit Us Like a Human-Driven Truck:
Self-Driving Trucks Are Going to Hit Us Like a Human-Driven Truck – Basic income
This is a good excerpt from the article:
It should be clear at a glance just how dependent the American economy is on truck drivers. According to the American Trucker Association, there are 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the US, and an additional 5.2 million people employed within the truck-driving industry who don’t drive the trucks. That’s 8.7 million trucking-related jobs.
We can’t stop there though, because the incomes received by these 8.2 million people create the jobs of others. Those 3.5 million truck drivers driving all over the country stop regularly to eat, drink, rest, and sleep. Entire businesses have been built around serving their wants and needs. Think restaurants and motels as just two examples. So now we’re talking about millions more whose employment depends on the employment of truck drivers. But we still can’t even stop there.
Those working in these restaurants and motels along truck-driving routes are also consumers within their own local economies. Think about what a server spends her paycheck and tips on in her own community, and what a motel maid spends from her earnings into the same community. That spending creates other paychecks in turn. So now we’re not only talking about millions more who depend on those who depend on truck drivers, but we’re also talking about entire small town communities full of people who depend on all of the above in more rural areas. With any amount of reduced consumer spending, these local economies will shrink.
How Self-Driving Trucks are Going to Hit Us Like a Human-Driven Truck:
Self-Driving Trucks Are Going to Hit Us Like a Human-Driven Truck – Basic income
This is a good excerpt from the article:
It should be clear at a glance just how dependent the American economy is on truck drivers. According to the American Trucker Association, there are 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the US, and an additional 5.2 million people employed within the truck-driving industry who don’t drive the trucks. That’s 8.7 million trucking-related jobs.
We can’t stop there though, because the incomes received by these 8.2 million people create the jobs of others. Those 3.5 million truck drivers driving all over the country stop regularly to eat, drink, rest, and sleep. Entire businesses have been built around serving their wants and needs. Think restaurants and motels as just two examples. So now we’re talking about millions more whose employment depends on the employment of truck drivers. But we still can’t even stop there.
Those working in these restaurants and motels along truck-driving routes are also consumers within their own local economies. Think about what a server spends her paycheck and tips on in her own community, and what a motel maid spends from her earnings into the same community. That spending creates other paychecks in turn. So now we’re not only talking about millions more who depend on those who depend on truck drivers, but we’re also talking about entire small town communities full of people who depend on all of the above in more rural areas. With any amount of reduced consumer spending, these local economies will shrink.
Drifter McDuck
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I wouldn't push the panic button just yet. 2017 was supposed to be quite the iconic year. Just a few years ago, we were promised by tech experts that flying cars, specifically the "skycar", would be popular by 2017. We were also told that affordable electric cars, with removable batteries, and battery-swapping stations at nearly every gas station would be in place, along with the complete infrastructure needed, by 2017. And lastly, we were told that civilian space flight would be so common that ticket prices would be down to $10,000 per passenger by 2017. Tech huts are so focused on the tech aspect , they overlook the finer details of new technology and the obstacles that have to be overcome to implement it on a mass scale.
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
Yup! I have heard that in the auto manufacturing industry, It is the accountants that have to reign in the engineers.
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Electric Chicken
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CR England graduates.
ironpony
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Laid-off SNI can hustlers.
And what happens if a hacker gets into the system and drives the truck off a cliff or re routes it and loads it with bombs and then sends it on its way
An awesome toy for terrorists
An awesome toy for terrorists
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