UPS has secretly been using self-driving trucks

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  1. TankerP

    TankerP Road Train Member

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    Free oil change for life after 25 years of service.
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    What about soldering?
     
  4. TankerP

    TankerP Road Train Member

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    Unfortunately trucks put on service after 2019 will have to pay a $25 co-pay.
     
  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Wonder how those suspensions are gonna fair with those things going down the road not dodging chuck holes?

    Bet the human stand by loves that.
     
  6. Jwhis

    Jwhis Heavy Load Member

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    Everything I pull is a self driving load.
     
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  7. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    When they can load, secure and tarp, then maybe I’ll have some interest.
     
  8. Lepton1

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    It's no big deal.

    I delivered a self driving load this morning.

    Then I flushed.
     
  9. Brandonpdx

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    If they are still paying a guy to sit there then how is it self driving truck? Modern airplanes still have 2 or 3 people sitting there on the flight deck despite the plane being able to fly itself (sort of). If they could have fired all the pilots to save a buck they would have already.
     
  10. WildTiger1990

    WildTiger1990 Heavy Load Member

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    There is a big difference when flying in the air, and running on a road, simply as you can't stop in 5 seconds on a side if something will go wrong
     
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  11. WildTiger1990

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    See see see, I was keep writing on previous topic about autonomous vehicles, in 5 years most of as will be ####ed. Period!
     
  12. starmac

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    Well I want one as long as it can chain itself up, and they can tell it up north to go home after it takes it's ten off. lol
    Exactly how is it going to save 30%, even with no driver on board it would account for that much.
    They would have to payme more to ride in it without driving than what I would rive it for. lol
     
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