Ghost Trucks

[AvianQuest]

Now we have autonomous 18-wheelers driving I-45 between Houston and Dallas.

[AvianQuest]

This is what they look like...

[Quackerbox]

No body cares

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[BlueGoose]

I thought this thread was gonna be about those guys pulling ghost trailers with a Dodge. #towmirrornation

[BlueGoose]

This is what they look like...

If there's nobody in there, why the hell does it need a sleeper cab?

[Primeduck]

Bet "The Hammer" is foaming at the mouth waitin on the first accident.

[AvianQuest]

If there's nobody in there, why the hell does it need a sleeper cab?

That space is filled with the super computer and related electronics. Among other tasks it is constantly scanning everything around it out to 400 yards.

[Runnin' 87]

Bet "The Hammer" is foaming at the mouth waitin on the first accident.

This is going to be interesting. The owner of the vehicle is responsible for any infractions and liabilities that the truck gets into. So the trailer may say "Wal Mart" but the tractor me be "ACME Cartage." The truck is a Peterbilt but the auto drive capability is "Johnson Commercial Autopilot." All of that being built of components from several other manufacturers. All that put together by a third party.

It's just going to be a mess in the courtroom.

[Perri]

I wonder if they have to get any special license or permit to operate without a driver?

[Patos el supremo]

nothing good will come from this.

[Primeduck]

nothing good will come from this.

Yep. More people outa work and more folks gettin killed cause Hal thought he had the ROW.

[Tmac3]

nothing good will come from this.

Global Thermonuclear War!

[jet black]

Just wait until those things get road rage

[AvianQuest]

Currently there's an 80,000 shortage of truck drivers and without driver-less trucks that's projected to grow to a deficit of 160,000 truck drivers by 2030. Now we are seeing 17-year olds in 18-wheelers with accelerated training.

[El Gato]

currently there's an 80,000 shortage of truck drivers and without driver-less trucks that's projected to grow to a deficit of 160,000 truck drivers by 2030. Now we are seeing 17-year olds in 18-wheelers with accelerated training.

stfu