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Autonomous 18-wheelers are almost here. (Maximum Overdrive will happen soon)
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:48 pm
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Otto released a video of a big-rig driving itself on a public highway using cameras and sensors last May. Otto's mission is to build trucks that could essentially drive 24/7 by allowing drivers to take naps during long trips, Otto cofounder Lior Ron told Business Insider last July. He also said the trucks would be more efficient because they wouldn't waste fuel by accelerating and braking as frequently. The concept aims to solve the more grueling and environmentally-compromising aspects of a truck driving without causing mass employment. But whether the project will survive the lawsuit filed by Waymo remains to be seen. While Uber and Waymo battle it out in court, the Alphabet-owned company is also pursuing self-driving trucks. Waymo said it's pursuing the self-driving vehicles to cut down on the number of truck-related deaths per year.
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Daimler tested its semi-autonomous big-rig on a public highway in 2015 through its Freightliner truck division. The goal is to use Highway Pilot, a package of sensors and cameras, to make regular trucks safer while keeping a driver behind the wheel. Daimler has said its semi-autonomous truck could hit the market as early as 2020. The German automaker is also exploring battery-powered trucks and is planning a limited production run for its electric truck this year.
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:50 pm to RedRifle
They should make them drive in the slow lane and stop cutting people off. Big rig drivers are fricking idiots.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:51 pm to RedRifle
So long as they don't jump into the left lane to pass other 18 wheelers by one mph faster I'm all for it.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:51 pm to RedRifle
Yeah but do they work with Van Damme?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:52 pm to RedRifle
It's gonna be a strange day when these trucks are fully autonomous and 3.5 million more people are out of work.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:53 pm to Displaced
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3.5 million more people are out of work.
Are you counting the lot lizards or does this number need to be bigger?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
Michael Hingle will have to include one of these trucks in a new commercial.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:53 pm to RedRifle
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:54 pm to Displaced
You might say that they will be displaced
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:55 pm to RedRifle
Michael Hingle is getting a boner.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:58 pm to RedRifle
Now who is my wife supposed to flash her tits to while we're on road trips? Technology is ruining America as we knew it.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:59 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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3.5 million more people are out of work
Still need a conductor like a train does.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 1:59 pm to RedRifle
Will they teach them to stay out of the left mother fricking lane?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:09 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Now who is my wife supposed to flash her tits to while we're on road trips
Pics? Of the road trip, not the wife
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:11 pm to RedRifle
how is the distinguished Diesel Driving Academy preparing for this transition?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:14 pm to RedRifle
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Here's how it works: the truck will automatically alert the driver if there's another Peloton truck nearby to platoon with. If both drivers elect to platoon by pressing a button, one truck will autonomously follow the other one. This way, if the lead truck brakes, the one behind it will automatically brake as well.
This is something that a friend in the industry told me was going to happen awhile back. I always wondered how this would affect driving hours and logs.
The data collection for this could be huge for logistics companies. We could be at a time where deadheading is a thing of the past.
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:16 pm to RedRifle
Im going to program all of mine to ride in the left lane and do the speed limit. People are idiot drivers.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:17 pm to ChewyDante
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So long as they don't jump into the left lane to pass other 18 wheelers by one mph faster I'm all for it.
When they see cars coming to pass them up, they hurry up and switch to the left lane. It's infuriating.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:18 pm to Dire Wolf
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I always wondered how this would affect driving hours and logs.
Couple autonomous trucks with E-logs and HOS laws will be a thing of the past.
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We could be at a time where deadheading is a thing of the past.
That will never happen.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:29 pm to RedRifle
They will overturn with greater efficiency now.
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