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This makes a lot of sense. Given how rule-based the trucking industry is (max 11hrs/day; 30min break after x amount of driving etc., strict speed limits, comple
by fwiwm2c 10y ago
This makes a lot of sense. Given how rule-based the trucking industry is (max 11hrs/day; 30min break after x amount of driving etc., strict speed limits, complete in lane driving with little overtaking etc.), self driving trucks could gain very strong adoption given they could follow the road rules in place predictably and will not have any time based restrictions wrt driving thus saving a lot of cost.
- JoeDaDude 10y agoAgreed. HN highlighted this artice a few weeks ago. It does the numbers and estimates a 400% increase in productivity by having trucks drive (themselves) around the clock. http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/25/the-driverless-truck-is-coming-and-its-going-to-automate-millions-of-jobs/ http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/25/the-driverless-truck-is-com...