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re: Driverless tractor trailers now operating between Dallas and Houston
Posted on 5/5/25 at 5:16 pm to oklahogjr
Posted on 5/5/25 at 5:16 pm to oklahogjr
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And if you have to have a driver anyways then it doesn't quite save anything yet I guess.
Wouldnt the “driver” be someone working at the unloading point?
Truck parks in a “red zone” where the driver gets in and backs it into the dock…
What I’m interested in is what happens if the truck encounters an unexpected obstacle in the road. There are situations in driving that require human thought
This post was edited on 5/5/25 at 5:18 pm
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Posted on 5/5/25 at 6:11 pm to chalmetteowl
I would definitely think the cameras and sensors in an autonomous big rig woud have to be calibrated daily. If you feed the computer bad info tragedy will be the result.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 6:17 pm to Night Vision
Posted on 5/5/25 at 7:05 pm to LordSaintly
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No career is truly safe from AI and robotics.
Right now the safest career is maintenance and repair of automation. Thankfully that's my field.
But it won't be long before they have robotics to replace me and repair the automation autonomously. I guess at that point, I'll just have to learn to service and repair the repair robot. Our PLCs already have built-in troubleshooting and diagnostics but half the time the crap is wrong. Until we're full-blown Skynet, we'll always need able bodies and minds to fix shite that's broken.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 7:13 pm to Great Plains Drifter
quote:Which bitch do I choke for this?
Will one driverless Aurora truck attempt to pass another driverless Auriora truck at 1/10th of 1 MPH on the Interstate?
Posted on 5/5/25 at 10:55 pm to chalmetteowl
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Wouldnt the “driver” be someone working at the unloading point?
Truck parks in a “red zone” where the driver gets in and backs it into the dock…
Idk, I guess they could but from a liability perspective I wouldn't want to deal with driving someone else's truck or pay someone to sit around and wait for this truck to show up.
Posted on 5/6/25 at 9:34 am to oklahogjr
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I wouldn't want to deal with driving someone else's truck
A little difference between driving it and backing it into a dock…
And one thing nobody really thinks of… if the truck gets to a facility “red zone” and nobody’s there, what should it do? It can’t block the red zone forever. It can’t go back to where it came without any acknowledgment by the facility. What if the battery runs out?
Of course if the drivers now work as unloaders and truck backers it mitigates the problems a little bit. You can’t have automated truck backing unless you keep the parking lots spotless and uncluttered at all times
This post was edited on 5/6/25 at 9:38 am
Posted on 5/6/25 at 12:24 pm to chalmetteowl
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A little difference between driving it and backing it into a dock
Assuming the guy at the loading dock is qualified.... Who takes responsibility of the truck backs in to fast and hits the dock damaging trailer or cargo...or sensors.... hits something in the parking lot, or something exceptionally bad like hits another truck as he backs in.
Who is going to make sure the truck is road ready post unload? Who is going to deal with a shipment of I refuse delivery?
If I'm a shipping receiver I'm not taking on liability for any of that.
Posted on 5/6/25 at 12:55 pm to LaMigra
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what could possibly go wrong
No fatigue
Fewer accidents
Trucks remain in the right lane where they belong
Personal injury lawyers are going to hate driverless vehicles
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