Not sure if it is feasible to fully automate a truck, insofar that it
can drive itself from depot to depot.
What I saw there was a truck on a multi lane highway, which is a lot
different from driving around town or a single lane highway.
What happens if the system crashes?
I would think you still need a driver to sit behind the wheel until such
time as the system is 100% perfect and able to cope with whatever
situation arises.
Daimler have been messing with this for a while and their driverless car
looks mucho better than the google thing http://www.wimp.com/driverlesscar/
Hendrik
who still does it old school manual style
On 07/07/14 08:09, Meade Dillon wrote:
In my opinion, a really smart move by Mercedes, if they can be first to
market. The companies which employ truck drivers may leap at the chance to
reduce the number of truck drivers they employ. Driver-less cars may take
awhile to catch on, especially if they cost a premium over a "normal" car;
who wants to pay that premium for their personal car? Shipping companies,
given the choice between that premium and the cost of employing a driver,
will probably pay the premium and automate.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Jul 6, 2014 12:06 PM, "Rich Thomas" <
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
http://gizmodo.com/daimlers-self-driving-truck-isnt-good-
for-nervous-highw-1600622542/all
--R
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