Loblaws has a driverless delivery truck driving around the GTA

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  1. classicxl

    classicxl Medium Load Member

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    Loblaws and a company called Vanguard has a completely driverless truck which operates from a Loblaws automated warehouse and runs from Brampton to Toronto. Canadian tire is also testing out Nuport trucks on private roads at a distribution centre north of the city

    I would hate to be a young person looking to get into this industry and not because of the greedy companies looking to axe our jobs . i’m 39 and have been a driver for 17 years and i’m looking at exiting this industry altogether. I just don’t see a bright future in trucking


    Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here
     
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  3. Walk Among Us

    Walk Among Us Light Load Member

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    I doubt it will be successful. Something will happen
     
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  4. liner

    liner Medium Load Member

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    Once they get all the bugs worked out (which they will) these trucks will be much safer than most of the new poorly trained steering wheel holders driving on our roads today.I say bring them on and it can't happen soon enough.
     
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  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I'll worry once they're able to winch a 12 wide shack onto a float and haul it 40 km down a ragged-### lease road covered in sloppy, ankle deep mud and then pilot it down the QE2 in a blizzard before backing it in to a 14 wide space and winching it off.
     
  6. Walk Among Us

    Walk Among Us Light Load Member

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    Remember when they rolled out the Tesla big rig prototype? It failed and was stranded where people instantly posted pics online. That was funny as hell.
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  7. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I've seen a handful of them on hooks out in Central Cali... always makes me laugh... there's quite a bit running the road out in reno as well as bay area
     
  8. broke down plumber

    broke down plumber Road Train Member

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    I think they'll be a wrecker's wet dream , too hot , too cold , too stormy , too bad .
     
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  9. '88K100

    '88K100 Road Train Member

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    It cant do any worse than the current talent out there…daily semi wrecks on the 400 series is absolutely ridiculous. Currently there are fewer decent driving jobs. I know couple small fleet owners who are driving cuz they just cant find a suitable experienced driver.
     
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  10. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    trucks on lease roads… ok they can do that…
    Self-driving sand-hauler trucks roll into the Basin: A look at the new AI fleet
     
  11. Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden Light Load Member

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    I'd love to be replaced with a driverless truck. I'd get 1.5 years severance pay and be done with this industry.
     
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