Driver-less Semi Trucks have started.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by ryans65

I wonder if they're programmed to pass each other on 95 but only at 1-2 mph faster than the other truck? Also when three lanes are present I wonder if they're programmed to occupy all three, side by side, for as long as possible? What about the piss jugs? Who will throw the piss jugs all over every rest stop, off ramp or vacant parking lot from coast to coast?

Remember these are computers, so they can be programmed to pass at 0.5mph, or 0.2mph or whatever the programmers can dream up. LOL

Yeah, I'm sure they'll end up 3 abreast. I see that every day.

[stevej37]

If they're loaded down...it takes a long while to get more speed, especially if they were drafting behind another semi.

Some take their time...others can't do any better. Also fuel costs figure in. Very few do it on purpose.

[stevej37]

[QUOTE=john70t;12457883]Who do you sue if there is an accident? Medical costs are rising.
Mfr or Operator?


No idea...I would think laws are in place right now.
I feel sorry for the truckers...Amazon will prob be next.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

No idea...I would think laws are in place right now.
I feel sorry for the truckers...Amazon will prob be next.

I would not bet on it. I'm happy to be wrong, but I suspect laws are behind the times when new tech pops up. I suspect other than some of the big laws, that the needed laws were not in the books when anyone and everyone could buy a drone with a camera (I suspect they still aren't in place everywhere).

I suspect laws for self-driving stuff is also lagging. There may be some, but I suspect there needs to be more.

[Bill Douglas]

OK, I understand driverless. But who's going to throw the bottle of urine out the window.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

OK, I understand driverless. But who's going to throw the bottle of urine out the window.

The truckers choice here are plastic zip-loc bags.

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[onewhippedpuppy]

How do you piss in a baggie while driving?!

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

How do you piss in a baggie while driving?!

Don't know the details...I've never tried it. (prob the same way as a bottle.)
I do know a couple OTR drivers and they said they use the bags all the time...and a bottle for their chew.

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[wdfifteen]

Frankly, they scare me. OTOH, human truck drivers cause a lot of problems on the road. So maybe it’s a wash.

[unclebilly]

Who changes a tire when they come apart on the road? Do they even know?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

who changes a tire when they come apart on the road? Do they even know?

tpms?

[Dixie]

The remake of Smoky and the Bandit just won't be the same.

[stealthn]

So they have yet to fully automate rail traffic yet they want to allow huge trucks without drivers on public roads?! Not going to end well.

[stevej37]

Will the 'lot lizards' be eligible for unemployment compensation?

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Dixie

The remake of Smoky and the Bandit just won't be the same.

[Mahler9th]

The world is small.

Years ago, a fellow posted in the PP 911 Forum about a 911 in parts he had bought locally.

At the time he was working for Uber, having joined them after Uber bought a truck AV company called Otto. He was an early employee of Otto.

Otto had been hatched by a former Alphabet (Google) employee that was involved in their AV technology biz.

I got to meet this fellow.

At the time he was a major witness in the civil lawsuit between Alphabet and Uber, related to Uber/Otto and trade secrets.

In any case, there's plenty more to come with AV technology and deployment for trucking.

Plenty.

[stevej37]

Every time I pass a semi on the expressway now....i'm going to be looking up to see if there's a driver.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Every time I pass a semi on the expressway now....i'm going to be looking up to see if there's a driver.

Same here

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by Gogar

call me crazy but I just see dead bodies everywhere

piled up next to the unemployment line

[cabmandone]

Do the driverless rigs still get on the CB late at night and say "I ain't got no panties on" and then another reply "shut up stupid"?