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Walmart advancing autonomous trucks

Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by Coriolanus, Nov 8, 2021.

  1. Nov 8, 2021 #1
    Coriolanus

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    Walmart's driverless delivery trucks take the next step towards full autonomy

    Walmart's driverless delivery trucks take the next step towards full autonomy | TechSpot

    Trucks are driving a fixed route seven days a week

    "Once the technology advances to the point where passengers and follow vehicles are no longer necessary, companies utilizing such solutions should truly start to realize the sustainability and financial benefits of such investments."

    Thoughts on how long it will take to get fully autonomous trucks that will be able to replace actual truckers? 5 years? 10?
     
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  3. Nov 8, 2021 #2
    Pamela1990

    Pamela1990 Road Train Member

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    40 years where it never snows, 1800 years in areas around me. But someone still has to load/unload, chain the load down, fueling, and more.
     
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    Studebaker Hawk

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    From the article:

    Gatik CEO and co-founder Gautum Narang told Forbes that there is still someone in the passenger seat with limited access to control the vehicle. Plus, there is a secondary “chase vehicle” that escorts the truck along its route. Clearly, this isn’t the fully autonomous portrait that was initially painted.

    More BS from a company that is desperate to keep interest peeked so they can sell more stock or attract more venture capital.
    It would be cheaper in this case to bury a wire in the road, let the vehicle follow it, if anything is in it's way just stop. Then they can send a rescue team out to figure out how to get it going again.
     
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