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re: Autonomous 18-wheelers are almost here. (Maximum Overdrive will happen soon)
Posted on 7/18/17 at 3:30 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 7/18/17 at 3:30 pm to TigerstuckinMS
First, these trucks won't be on the road in any meaningful capacity for another 20 years, at least. Second, there will be a "driver" in the truck, always.
Might be more efficient, but also more expensive. A new relatively basic Freightliner is about $160,000. Bet these trucks are double the cost. And the maintenance on these things is going to be higher, too. More training for mechanics, more parts that can break, lots of regulatory stuff that requires more stringent safety inspections...
I'm also curious how this all plays out the first time one of these autonomous trucks plows into a pile of 4-wheelers because of a mechanical failure.
Might be more efficient, but also more expensive. A new relatively basic Freightliner is about $160,000. Bet these trucks are double the cost. And the maintenance on these things is going to be higher, too. More training for mechanics, more parts that can break, lots of regulatory stuff that requires more stringent safety inspections...
I'm also curious how this all plays out the first time one of these autonomous trucks plows into a pile of 4-wheelers because of a mechanical failure.
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 3:35 pm to The Quiet One
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I'm also curious how this all plays out the first time one of these autonomous trucks plows into a pile of 4-wheelers because of a mechanical failure.
Me too.
Personally, I fail to see how it's different if there's a human turning the wheel. If a steering linkage breaks at 70 mph, it's a bad day no matter who's in charge. You can be sure that the scumbag attorneys are going to pretend it is somehow different and try to extort more money than they usually do, though, the first few times.
Come to think of it, if autonomous trucks are safer, the attorneys going to try to make every at-fault accident going forward an international crisis to get more money because there simply won't be as many lawsuits for those leeches to file. Another hidden cost savings of autonomous vehicles!
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:00 pm to The Quiet One
quote:This worries me more than a truck tying up the hammer lane for a few minutes.
I'm also curious how this all plays out the first time one of these autonomous trucks plows into a pile of 4-wheelers because of a mechanical failure.
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