self driving semi truck

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by potentialhardworker, Feb 8, 2018.

  1. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    there will always be a driver for one reason, these corporations arent gonna take the blame when somthin goes wrong and injures or kills someone, they need a driver for a scapegoat. now i could see a driverless trk killing someone and the company paying enough for lawyers to pin it on the vehicle it hits, when they cant pin it on a driver they will find a way to pin it on the public, this is just how these low lifes operate.
     
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  3. pmdriver

    pmdriver Road Train Member

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    If they want to use this technology with the forward looking radars, why are these systems not being used in the areas with high wildlife slaughter on the road? They pushing into a area we not comfortable with but in a few decades be just another day.
     
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  5. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    "would require a human to get on and off the exits, and to navigate around cities or small towns."

    So basically it didn't drive itself from Jville to LA.

    Have I ever mentioned the time I flew a Cessna 172 without a pilot's license or without any instructions whatsoever?. Oh, a licensed pilot did the pretrip, and handled the takeoff and landing, but I held the rudder for 20 mins once we were in the air which is the same thing as flying a plane, right?.
     
  6. tallmon

    tallmon Medium Load Member

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    Starsky Robotics That company has the nut solved. It's 100% driverless in the highways. In case of breakdown, exit, last mile stuff it goes into "remote control drone mode"

    CDL driver sitting in an office strapped in to a remote control seat. Preferably the guy is in the U.S. and not in India.
     
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