G+_George Kozi Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Nice! Originally shared by Interesting Engineering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Is see this thing useful on shipping docks(container ships) or large manufacturers docks(shipping/ receiving trailer movement). But, never on the open road! To many variables they cannot test for, wildlife for one. Aside from that,... ED-209 should be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Black Merc --> https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/7/11383392/self-driving-truck-platooning-europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 George Kozi one Wi-Fi de-auth attack and the platoon crashes... Sorry, no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 these are prototypes and experiments. Stull like this has to be done as proof of concept. The rest, will be solved when the technology is market ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 George Kozi I doubt in my or your lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Charles-A Rovira Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Black Merc I give driving on docks and container ports, airports, railroad yards ten years, max. Its not worth the security risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I welcome it! Most of semi-truck driving is done on highways. Busy or not, high or low traffic, I don't see why this wouldn't be possible with autonomous driving. If computers can drive better than humans sitting in a tiny car with full visibility, why can't they drive better in trucks where human drivers have huge blind spots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Ben Reese i have family in the biz... Sure driving a 'rig'(semi-truck) is not the problem... The problem is the unexpected things that come out of nowhere... Wildlife-- deer are a real bad problems(google damage from deer vs. car), people-- particularly ones in cars or on motorcycles that do reckless things in front of the rig that block the safe travel. 40,000 pounds don't stop on a dime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Black Merc yup, the truck driver is usually not at fault. There's also no reason to put the driver at risk - especially if if the robot driver can be just as safe. Deer vs car = totaled car, injured passengers, injured deer. Deer vs truck = bumper damage, possible undercarriage damage, obliterated deer. I think a driverless truck would have a psychological impact on other drivers too and potentially make the other drivers more aware of the trucks actions. Just my 2¢ though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Ben Reese but, add this to the equation... Family on a road trip and car brakes down or drunk driver tries to flag down at truck. Now, Will that automagic truck even think to radio state police that people are in need of assistance OR splatter that person thinking 'oh, just another pot-hole'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Black Merc sure, why not? And if a drunk J-walker gets splattered, I'd rather that happen by a robot instead of a person who will be plagued with "what if" for the rest of his life. It doesn't have to be perfect and it won't be. It just has to be a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Ben Reese that's the thing... If it is not perfect, who's to blame for that dead person? The maker of the automagic machine, the owner(trucking co.)? Or are we just going with the 'industrial accident' catch all that big companies use to weasel out of being responsible. Robots are meant to be the perfect replacement for humans. To do everything to absolute perfection! Maybe Hollywood has it right? Maybe robots are meant to kill the humans. We won't have to ourselfs off after all. That will cure the '__ lives mater' people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Black Merc In the port of Rotterdam, seeing self driving machines is a thing that has been going on for a while. Experience has been built, data collected, etc. Of course this tech will hit the open road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 There are also a ton of bus trials going on all over the world... well, mainly in Europe and China, with self driving busses that are actually on public roads... if this tech can be used to transport people, it can also be used to truck Heinz baked beans around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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