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Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:02 pm to indianswim
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Ice Road Truckers is gonna be hella boring when this happens.
It's going to boring THEN?!
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:08 pm to lsuhunt555
N/a
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 4:10 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.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:45 pm to RedRifle
Truckers are the scum of the Earth. Can't wait for this, or when they start using trains more or ship containers by drone delivery.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:04 pm to RedRifle
No they are not. They are currently only legal for testing in Utah and while other states are interested it will take millions upon millions of road improvements for the technology to be effective.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:24 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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It's demonstrable, though, that autonomous vehicles are far safer than humans when driven in conditions they're programmed properly for.
I don't doubt it.
I thought of another problem these autonomous vehicles have to deal with: shitty roads. I don't mean bad weather. I mean those massive potholes that practically litter some states like some badge of honor. California has the shittiest highways and interstates I've ever driven.
I know how to lean to the right or left of my lane to avoid those potholes, bumps and dips. Not sure if auto-truck knows how to do that yet. Tear up tires, shocks, and damage other parts of the truck hitting those things just right.
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when I just came here to shite on truckers that set up rolling roadblocks to pass other truckers going a half mile an hour slower than they are?
As a trucker, it's embarrassing other truckers drive like fricking idiots. We're supposed to be professional. Chalk it up to these big companies not wanting to pay their drivers a reasonable wage. End up hiring the dregs of society to save a few bucks.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:05 pm to RedRifle
If they are not limited by the driver hour mandate, they could (in theory) be programmed to maximize fuel economy and putter on all day with the "operator" paying only passive attention.
This will hopefully lead to fewer trucks taking 10 minutes to pass each other and clog the left lane.
This will hopefully lead to fewer trucks taking 10 minutes to pass each other and clog the left lane.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:06 pm to The Quiet One
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As a trucker, it's embarrassing other truckers drive like fricking idiots. We're supposed to be professional. Chalk it up to these big companies not wanting to pay their drivers a reasonable wage. End up hiring the dregs of society to save a few bucks
They need to allow additional weight and 3 axle dry van trailers (without permits) like they do in Canada. That could really help reduce the number of trucks on the road after a few years and lower the costs of shipping.
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:17 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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actually come December you will fully see the effect from E logs.
carriers increase their rates which will have a domino effect across the board. Manufactures will increase their rate because the carrier increased their rate, the customer receiving the product\raw material will increase their rate since they are being charged more, which wil result in the consumer good price increasing.
This will happen to every single product\produce that utilizes trucking companies
So basically everything you buy and use on a daily basis is going to be more expensive.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:19 pm to GaTiger27
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Truckers are the scum of the Earth. Can't wait for this, or when they start using trains more or ship containers by drone delivery.
Better to keep silent and be thought a fool, than to talk shite and remove all doubt.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:25 pm to lsuhunt555
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Youll have a problem with it when all of the goods your buying go up in price by 50% to offset the cost of the new driverless trucks.
Found the truck driver!
Think you might be overstating things a tad.
I'll be shocked if the price goes up 5%, much less 50%
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:46 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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quote: Ice Road Truckers is gonna be hella boring when this happens. It's going to boring THEN?!
True.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:49 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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carriers are just going to increase there rate to make up for the E logs making trips longer now.
Thanks Obama. Stupidest shite ever.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 3:46 am to The Quiet One
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I thought of another problem these autonomous vehicles have to deal with: shitty roads. I don't mean bad weather. I mean those massive potholes that practically litter some states like some badge of honor. California has the shittiest highways and interstates I've ever driven.
I know how to lean to the right or left of my lane to avoid those potholes, bumps and dips. Not sure if auto-truck knows how to do that yet. Tear up tires, shocks, and damage other parts of the truck hitting those things just right.
So you mean i35e from Dallas to Denton, right? I would like to see a side by side comparison of that stretch of interstate with something from Syria. I'm thinking it's pretty comparable.
Also, you cool dudes looking to put truckers out of work - you gonna pay their unemployment? Because losing a job due to downsizing at these big companies will put them right on the unemployment checks - and when you add up the drivers, safety crew, dispatchers, etc that would be laid off you're looking at 8-10 million unemployed over time. Sounds like a way to create more democrat voters instead of just letting people work for an honest living.
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 3:50 am
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