Do you guys worry about com like tusimple making driverless trucks?

I think 20 years we should be worried

 

That’s got to be fun on slick roads.

 

I somehow got incredibly lucky when my truck was assigned. It’s a 2020 Cascadia but it doesn’t have any of the collision avoidance or front or driver cameras in it. All the other 2020s in our fleet have the the collision systems from what I can tell. I’m sticking around and plan on keeping this one until the day they force me out of it!

 

Not worried about it in the slightest. I just don’t see it. Jump on in driver. And worst case you’ll still get to drive, just from home with your virtual reality head set on!

 

Read an article this morning that Tesla is planning on mass production and sales of their truck in 2021, and they have the battery tech perfected to get over 600 miles in a charge under a "nearly" full load. I guess all of that extra weight from batteries and electric motors weighs more than a diesel engine. They aren't planning on the trucks being driverless (for now) and while the autopilot feature will work on highways, they aren't prepared to make them completely autonomous just yet. At least not until after they settle all of the wrongful death lawsuits from their cars killing people in autopilot mode.

 

I was looking at their page. Basically 2KWH per mile electricity usage. I pay .15/KWH for electricity where I'm at, and my trucks run at about 7mpg. That's barely a savings over my current fuel price of 2.20 a gallon. I will admit that their driver centered cab actually makes sense. While it's not autonomous, it does have autopilot. Performance with a full load is astounding if it's reality. Price is on par with other trucks on the market.

 

someone Who did simple math I love it.PS What happens in a supply and demand industry when the supply goes down ( electricity )