Posted by jimg.allentown on May 26, 2021 at 04:54:31 from (24.115.194.96):
In Reply to: Self Driving Trucks posted by showcrop on May 26, 2021 at 03:30:57:
Really? We have had the technology to alert drivers to black ice, fog, and obstacles ahead for years? Maybe some of that, but certainly not black ice.
You seem to forget that it takes longer for a large commercial vehicle to respond to control inputs when hazards are detected than the time it takes to avoid those hazards. As far as I know, there is no technology that will warn of black ice soon enough to avoid it. Self driving trucks will still not be able to stop any shorter or sooner than human driven trucks.
But, there are a few other things that you also leave out of this equation. Like maintenance. How many times is a driver told to just make this one run and we'll get it fixed when you get back? How many times to trucking companies send out vehicles with issues with brakes, tires, lights, or other safety equipment? Do you think that self driving trucks will make companies maintain their trucks in better mechanical condition? Right.
I am certainly in no hurry to get this technology on the road so that showcrop can get his package sooner.
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