TuSimple completes first autonomous (level 4) 80 mile run from Tuscon and Phoenix

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Curious if it uses a Waymo or Tesla approach. Waymo has the vehicle drive a mapped route. The vehicle does fine as long as it stays in the mapped area. Tesla uses sensors and AI to drive a car anywhere there's a road.

 

Tucson to Wearever , bring it on to Northern Wisconsin , or Lookout pass in January.

 

Hmmm, that explains why no one answered when I hollered on the CB for him to look at the seat covers in the convertible camaro that passed him.

Really though, impacts on the trucking industry aside (may not be all bad), that's cool technology.

 

It’ll drive down wages……..

 

I feel sorry for those living in a warmer climate year round. It will be minimum of a decade before those truck can operator fully autonomous. People have to remember that without Autonomous four wheelers as well its going to be difficult for those trucks to navigate on the roads. The Mitigation units in a truck I use at work & my wife's car both had issues the other day when we had a blast of snow the other day. Both of them had a problem recognizing the vehicles ahead and 80% of the features didn't work.

I think it's going to be a good 2 decades before they can perfect those problems if at all. However, I assume they will be running them in the south on the interstates not heavily populated by 2025 regular (until a major issue occurs).

 

Logging truck driver shortage around this area, bring that truck on up.
Lets toss some logs on it, then watch it put the wrappers on, and drive to the mill.

 

The article and video are just an infomercial for investment capital. Autonomous trucks aren't going to happen anytime soon. They're going to make more sense for some driving jobs than others. Expect a gradual rollout over decades. We're a long way off from a truck going coast to coast by itself in winter weather.

Tier 1 Yard goats. A controlled environment free of construction, weather, 4 wheelers with a death wish or law enforcement. Without a cab, a seat or driver controls an automated yard truck could be half the size of a regular one. This will probably be the first place we'll see battery powered trucks also. Maintenance will be cut down to tires, brakes and a new battery every year.

Tier 2 Shuttle runs. Like a yard goat with a longer leash. Between the same two points over and over again over a short distance. Usually in the same metro area. Probably using the Waymo approach of mapping the route and alternate routes.

Tier 3 Short regular runs between nearby cities where the same organization is the shipper and receiver. US Mail, linehaul, etc.

and so on....

 

I wonder if it will go to the truck wash by itself when it gets too dirty.