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Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:25 am to RedRifle
Did it stay in the right lane the whole time?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:25 am to RedRifle
quote:
This self-driving truck delivered butter from California to Pennsylvania in three days
Was a self driving Model S running blocker? Did it have a porn stash?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:29 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
quote:
Once stopped break into trailer and help yourself.
Where do you think they're gonna store the ED-209?
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 10:31 am
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:30 am to RedRifle
Lightning McQueen may actually be a thing at some point.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:30 am to BeauxNArreaux
quote:Tell him that if they stop using this douche in their commercials, I’ll go back to buying GMs.
I have a friend who is actually a head legal guy for GM
(I’ve got 45 vehicles in the fleet.)
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:39 am to RedRifle
This is cool, and technological innovation is cool. That said....
Even the AV venture companies will admit we are a long, long way from fully autonomous vehicles making up a significant portion of vehicles on the road. GPS technology, safety systems, road infrastructure, etc. all have significant barriers that have to be crossed to make this happen. Think of it this way, with the exception of a few airport circulators, very little of our rail infrastructure (urban passenger light, heavy commercial, regional passenger commuter, etc.) is autonomous, and that is on dedicated, mostly separated ROW.
I support this and think it will help society in the long-run, but we should have tempered and realistic expectations on the implementation of AV.
Even the AV venture companies will admit we are a long, long way from fully autonomous vehicles making up a significant portion of vehicles on the road. GPS technology, safety systems, road infrastructure, etc. all have significant barriers that have to be crossed to make this happen. Think of it this way, with the exception of a few airport circulators, very little of our rail infrastructure (urban passenger light, heavy commercial, regional passenger commuter, etc.) is autonomous, and that is on dedicated, mostly separated ROW.
I support this and think it will help society in the long-run, but we should have tempered and realistic expectations on the implementation of AV.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:55 am to Cuz413
More specifically, Elysian Fields to the twin spans.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:18 am to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
This self-driving truck delivered butter from California to Pennsylvania in three days
If you
can drive a truck
you've got a job, my friend
Call 1-800-551-8900
Diesel Driving Academy
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:42 am to LegendInMyMind
quote:
How do these things refuel?
Some of it is going to come from regenerative braking on declines. Some truck stops do have electrical hookups. But, my guess is with a truck that size there's a shite ton of room for Batteries. That entire area where the engine, fuel tanks, etc. would traditionally be can now all be batteries. The new Tesla Cybertruck has a range of 500mi while towing 14k lbs, so it's possible this truck has enough batteries to make a cross country trip without charging.
There's an electric dump truck being used to haul rocks somewhere, the rocks are loaded and the entire trip to dump them is downhill. It gains more energy going down while under load than it uses going back uphill with no load so essentially it never needs to be charged.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:08 pm to BHM
quote:
On great roads with clear markings is is awesome. Dont think I want a big rig driving around the roads in St. Martin parish.
Ok, have the automated trucks do the long hauls to the trucking company hubs or distribution points. Have a local guy in a rig doing the local stuff
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:35 pm to MLCLyons
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The new Tesla Cybertruck has a range of 500mi while towing 14k lbs
You can't trust Musk on those numbers. I'd bet the cybertruck won't be on the road till at least 2022.
We are a LONG way away from autonomous vehicles, and longer from EV tractor trailers.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:40 pm to Obtuse1
quote:
The detection equipment is progressing at a pretty fast clip and the AI is improving exponentially.
Nothing you suggested is new to anyone working on these autonomous projects.
Things like rain/snow are not nearly as much of an issue as with humans since they have radar, lidar, and camera-based systems with 360-degree perception. Their forward-looking potential is out to a mile.
Not to mention once these things are out there in full force, they will all communicate with each other relaying information about potential hazards, obstacles, traffic delays, etc.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:42 pm to jcaz
quote:
Still need humans driving chemicals and fuel tankers.
Why do we need humans to drive hazmat loads?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:53 pm to wadewilson
quote:
You can't trust Musk on those numbers. I'd bet the cybertruck won't be on the road till at least 2022.
We are a LONG way away from autonomous vehicles, and longer from EV tractor trailers.
There was a pic from inside one being driven and the range left was showing as 620mi. It wasn't a pic intended to highlight that, you could barely read it. edit: They've also been very truthful about ranges in the past so no reason to think they won't hit those numbers this time.
EV tractor trailers are already on the road and more are coming out next year.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:56 pm to wadewilson
quote:You may be correct and certainly Musk tends to be late on delivering things, though he does deliver.
You can't trust Musk on those numbers. I'd bet the cybertruck won't be on the road till at least 2022.
That being said, the Model Y to date seems to be ahead of production, so they could be turning the corner.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:57 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
If you
can drive a truck
you've got a job, my friend
Thousands of truck drivers have lost their jobs in 2019 as the transportation 'bloodbath' unfolds.
In the first half of 2019, around 640 trucking companies went bankrupt, according to industry data from Broughton Capital LLC. That's more than triple the amount of bankruptcies from the same period last year — 175.
Business Insider
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:58 pm to weadjust
quote:
Thousands of truck drivers have lost their jobs in 2019 as the transportation 'bloodbath' unfolds.
Because of low freight cost. There is still a HUGE demand for truckers they just aren’t getting paid as well as they were 5 years ago.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:08 pm to LSUBoo
I am sure the final results will be somewhere in the middle. Technology enabling drivers to do more and better. I don’t see us ever, in our lifetime, fully relying on autonomous trucks, planes, trains, etc because of the cyber vulnerability our economy would have.
ETA: 3D printing will drastically reduce transportation needs, IMO.
ETA: 3D printing will drastically reduce transportation needs, IMO.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 1:18 pm
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