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<blockquote data-quote="Aquaman" data-source="post: 4830203" data-attributes="member: 68552"><p>Anyone with a brain knows it won’t happen for a LONG LONG time... might not ever happen. You think the technology is close? As an RTD at Express I can tell you they’re not even close to a decent automatic transmission. They can’t even figure out how to get these tractors to shift on their own better than a driver. Adaptive cruise control is so bad we’re honestly probably 20 years away from that being perfected. Now let’s factor in snow & ice getting caked up on the sensors. You think the truck is going to be able to drive itself in ice? What about fog, can the sensors handle that?... intense rain? Construction zones that remap lanes? An accident up ahead? A blown trailer tire? An unexpected low bridge? Potholes? Debris in the road? Can a self driving truck Pre-trip itself? Could it even refuel itself?.... alright forget about all the ON-ROAD obstacles that make it impossible. What about city driving? Tight turns that only a seasoned driver can assess whether or not the truck can make it. No through truck signs. No engine brake signs. Driving in the city is a completely different challenge.... okay let’s say the truck makes it to the destination. Now it has to back up to a dock. Not all docks are equal. Some aren’t even possible. That’s assuming the company hasn’t moved docks or buildings all together (happens a lot). Not to mention some companies don’t even have docks. You need liftgates for a lot of stops. Is the truck going to pallet jack the freight off itself? Try telling the foodservice guys about “self driving trucks” lol... Honestly it’s a ridiculous idea that’s realistically, and I’m not kidding, maybe hundreds of years away. The job can’t be done without a driver in the truck.. period. There’s a reason all the demonstrations you see are on a perfectly straight desert road, on a perfectly clear sunny day. Electric semis, maybe 50 years. Self driving trucks with no driver present, never.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aquaman, post: 4830203, member: 68552"] Anyone with a brain knows it won’t happen for a LONG LONG time... might not ever happen. You think the technology is close? As an RTD at Express I can tell you they’re not even close to a decent automatic transmission. They can’t even figure out how to get these tractors to shift on their own better than a driver. Adaptive cruise control is so bad we’re honestly probably 20 years away from that being perfected. Now let’s factor in snow & ice getting caked up on the sensors. You think the truck is going to be able to drive itself in ice? What about fog, can the sensors handle that?... intense rain? Construction zones that remap lanes? An accident up ahead? A blown trailer tire? An unexpected low bridge? Potholes? Debris in the road? Can a self driving truck Pre-trip itself? Could it even refuel itself?.... alright forget about all the ON-ROAD obstacles that make it impossible. What about city driving? Tight turns that only a seasoned driver can assess whether or not the truck can make it. No through truck signs. No engine brake signs. Driving in the city is a completely different challenge.... okay let’s say the truck makes it to the destination. Now it has to back up to a dock. Not all docks are equal. Some aren’t even possible. That’s assuming the company hasn’t moved docks or buildings all together (happens a lot). Not to mention some companies don’t even have docks. You need liftgates for a lot of stops. Is the truck going to pallet jack the freight off itself? Try telling the foodservice guys about “self driving trucks” lol... Honestly it’s a ridiculous idea that’s realistically, and I’m not kidding, maybe hundreds of years away. The job can’t be done without a driver in the truck.. period. There’s a reason all the demonstrations you see are on a perfectly straight desert road, on a perfectly clear sunny day. Electric semis, maybe 50 years. Self driving trucks with no driver present, never. [/QUOTE]
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