Self Driving Trucks

So I guess the question would be, who's at fault if something ducks up? What if the driver is in the sleeper and the computer quits shuts down or doesn't recognize a traffic jam

 

You should start a thread wiith a poll

 

How much more will they save on fuel trucks are already automatics all driver do is hold the steering wheel all day

 

I think certain lanes will be covered by robot trucks like those long stretches of roads. Or maybe a drop yard right outside the city limits where a driver goes in for the final mile into the city....Akin to what a yard dog does to a dropped trailer after being dropped in the yard for unloading.

I'm counting on fuel hauling, foodservice, ltl positions to be still going strong considering those always require a human.

Probably cheaper to insure a robot than most of these drivers coming off the mill.

 

Here is where I see the future of transportation. It might take an entire 100 years. And if any of the people in the future are reading this in some strange internet archive for historical purposes, make sure to anoint me as a god who was ahead of his time.

All vehicles are going to be revolutionized. All vehicles will be plugged into some sort of Intranet communication system, where all vehicles are constantly communicating their relevant positions to one another, in real time, through GPS or some other sort of monitoring system. This will mitigate or entirely eliminate collisions, traffic fatalities, and the best news is we can be in the car while intoxicated without losing our "drivers licenses."

Conversely, all roads will be fitted with sensors also communicating with this sort of Intranet network. All roads will be communicating with all vehicles on the "grid" at any given moment, with simple instructions being constantly communicated back and forth to each other. In turn, the vehicles will be making constant adjustments to speed, conditions, weather... accidents.

In this manner, a driverless system will be fully automated and the need for the individual driver might become just a formality. A car will never drive off the road, because there are sensors in the pavement or in signs spread out at intermittent points, communicating exactly where the boundaries are in the "double solid" line. Stop lights will communicate automatically with vehicles when to stop, and when to go--unless this system completely makes stop lights obsolete, since stop lights are there to control the possibility of human error, and not computer error...

I also think, it will be illegal to NOT have a driverless car at some point. Those vehicles will be phased out and it will be illegal to have a non-driverless car on the roadways for safety purposes. This will ensure a uniform standard of adherence to what the driverless cars are doing. Having a driver behind the wheel, would compromise what is mostly an entirely automated process.

As a result, we will all be able to be traced by our vehicle, much like how we are all able to be traced down to 0.25 of a foot thanks to our "smart phones." If you don't pay your registration, your automated car gets deactivated. Privacy advocates will find ways to circumvent the system or to go "off the grid" that tracks all vehicles, and that would ultimately compromise the safety and integrity of the entire system... Since this system will mitigate or entirely eliminate traffic incidents, expect the revenues generated in traffic fines, to be recouped elsewhere, perhaps in raised tariffs or registration/licensing fees for automobiles.

I've been awake too long. This feels crazy !

 

I wonder how long these "self driving" trucks will sit at the fuel island.

 

I can see that happening. I can also see many applicants applying for these jobs, which will cause the employers to be very selective.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!