Self Driving Trucks, where do you see them in 5 years?

and a robot is perfectly happy to cruise at 53MPH in the right lane for 20 hrs straight. No AC. No APU. No accessory power draw. There’s another 20% fuel savings.

Between labor and fuel alone, the potential savings are big enough that the shippers can change the way things are shipped to accommodate the limitations of the trucks. Hub and spoke, switch to a local driver for the last 10-30 miles. Run the drone trucks on perfectly mapped routes between hubs only.

The monetary incentive to get there boggles the mind.

 

Don't forget if you actually do get a driverless truck it will look a lot different as it won't need a cab, sleeper, steering wheel, anything the human needs. Load more freight!

 

Driver less trucks are years away. The tree hugging dumb ##### in San Francisco are starting to realize the drivers less taxis are running people over, and are starting running over the drug addicts and homos. That can't be allowed.

 

They are already on the road.

Just like Electric trucks, they are already here.

I saw two of them on the road this morning, they have UPS on the side of the door.

 

Next five years? No. Eventually? Yes. But it will require a self driven truck only highway. It will still require "local" drivers who do the last few miles delivery. Home every night? Probably.

 

Y’all can nay-say all you want, but they’re running every day and more are due to be delivered.

Tyson testing driverless trucks in Rogers, Springdale

 

Are there any articles or videos explaining these self-driving trucks?
What are some helpful articles to explain this new technology (if any)?
Thank you.

 

Thank you for the article link.

 

Tusimple is closing their us division i suspect once investors slow down its not profitable yet .

 

Everyone is missing the big picture.

There won't be anything close to total autonomy until we see the infrastructure needed for integration between personal transport [unles the last Jetson's wish comes true and our cars fly....] the actual highway AND the trucks, fire engines, snow plows, etc. are all coordinated.

Like popular Mechanics postulated in the 60's and today still just as far-fetched as George Jetson's flying vehicle that at the touch of a button transformed into his briefcase to be carried into work.

We are a long way from loosing that many jobs.