CARLEtheCamry t1_ja7vj5m wrote
Reply to comment by APizzaWithEverything in Locamation IS NOT shutting down, journalism is just dead. Spray first approach vs facts by akmalhot
The company seems to be focused on platooning, which I personally think is the logical evolution of "almost self driving".
> A computer will never be able to hook the air lines, check if there is a gap between the apron and fifth wheel, raise or lower landing gear legs, fill itself up with fuel, etc
They'll just have the one driver do it for 3 trucks. That's why it makes sense, still having a person on-hand and just doing more work.
APizzaWithEverything t1_ja7yyqs wrote
Platooning works on paper only, it is impossible to implement in the real world, you still need someone in the cab to take over if unforeseen circumstances occur, this is the same reason airplanes still have pilots, even though planes have been able to fly themselves for decades now
Not to mention, in order for self driving trucks to ever happen, EVERYTHING would have to be overhauled, docks, roads, everything, and most companies aren’t gonna overhaul their receiving areas to the tune of probably millions of dollars to make these things work.
The absolute best they will ever be able to do is MAYBE like a sort of advanced cruise control on the highway, they can’t even make GPS that works 100% of the time, some of the places I go my GPS doesn’t even acknowledge that the road I’m on even exists, and a lot of roads a GPS will tell the truck to go down can absolutely not have a truck there
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