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refueling?

jon-wood 10y ago
All the out of work truck drivers can become pump attendants waiting to fill up their former vehicles as they pull in for more fuel.
- stuxnet79 10y ago
  Funny comment, but it looks like you are fishing for downvotes here buddy. Assuming these trucks are electric, they could set it up like the Tesla recharging stations where you can recharge simply by driving over a mini-trapdoor that houses a fully charged battery pack and a robotic arm which can swap your expended pack for the new one.
  - jon-wood 10y ago
    What's the point in karma if not to blow it on bad jokes now and then? I'd completely missed the electric trucks angle, but that could work well assuming they can master hit swappable battery packs.
stillworks 10y ago
can be automated as well eventually ? will need more complex robotics though...
BooneJS 10y ago
Tesla's Robot Charger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI
chefkoch 10y ago
Trucks have realy big fuel tanks.
- delecti 10y ago
  Yeah, it seems that cutting cabin size down to next to nil should allow for increasing fuel tanks enough for a Miami-Seattle trip.
ccozan 10y ago
Why not developing a tanker similar with the system the fighter jets are using, and tank while running? Trunk detects low fuel, an automated call/request is placed and the refueling truck is on its way, it aligns itsel on the back of the truck , extends an arm, pumps , then detaches and goes in a designated place on the highway and waits for the next call.
- chefkoch 10y ago
  because stopping for refueling is easy and cheap in comparison to military planes in action over unfriendly territory? When was the last time your commercial airliner refueled mid-air?
dragonwriter 10y ago
No reason that automated fueling stations couldn't be built. OTOH, it could just be a return of "full service" fueling, at least for trucks. Maybe even employ a few of the people that lose their jobs to automated trucking, though likely at a much lower wage.

refueling?

All the out of work truck drivers can become pump attendants waiting to fill up their former vehicles as they pull in for more fuel.

stuxnet79 10y ago
Funny comment, but it looks like you are fishing for downvotes here buddy. Assuming these trucks are electric, they could set it up like the Tesla recharging stations where you can recharge simply by driving over a mini-trapdoor that houses a fully charged battery pack and a robotic arm which can swap your expended pack for the new one.
- jon-wood 10y ago
  What's the point in karma if not to blow it on bad jokes now and then? I'd completely missed the electric trucks angle, but that could work well assuming they can master hit swappable battery packs.

stillworks 10y ago

can be automated as well eventually ? will need more complex robotics though...

BooneJS 10y ago

Tesla's Robot Charger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI

chefkoch 10y ago

Trucks have realy big fuel tanks.

delecti 10y ago
Yeah, it seems that cutting cabin size down to next to nil should allow for increasing fuel tanks enough for a Miami-Seattle trip.

ccozan 10y ago

Why not developing a tanker similar with the system the fighter jets are using, and tank while running? Trunk detects low fuel, an automated call/request is placed and the refueling truck is on its way, it aligns itsel on the back of the truck , extends an arm, pumps , then detaches and goes in a designated place on the highway and waits for the next call.

chefkoch 10y ago
because stopping for refueling is easy and cheap in comparison to military planes in action over unfriendly territory? When was the last time your commercial airliner refueled mid-air?

dragonwriter 10y ago

No reason that automated fueling stations couldn't be built. OTOH, it could just be a return of "full service" fueling, at least for trucks. Maybe even employ a few of the people that lose their jobs to automated trucking, though likely at a much lower wage.