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Is Elon Musk the next king of trucking?

20 points by fluxic 10y ago

olla 10y ago
Probably automated trucks will come soon, but I'd really like to see it as an intermediate step. What if we could have small private cargo modules (like Starship technologies is making), being able to hook together automatically, to make a big truck like thing, to save power when travelling long distances. This might really be the key for P2P cargo delivery.
- oinasz 10y ago
  Makes me wonder how long until there's a fully autonomous, self-optimizing and fuel-efficient "Internet of Trucks" that eliminates the human factor altogether and just moves things from A to B. And why stop there? Autonomous and borderless public transport seems like only a small step from there. With ventures like Tesla, Starship and now Palleter, this might be a reality earlier than you'd expect.
- kelder66 10y ago
  That's an awesome idea. It would eliminate the need for distribution centers. Know the huge window-less monsters next to highways? The alternative could also be small vehicles for first and last mile (like starship, or a tad bigger) and then larger trucks on longer lanes between distro centers. Of course the distro centeres should all be robotized like amazons in that case.
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runnel 10y ago
Nice map about most popular jobs in US state by state. What about Europe?
- runnel 10y ago
  If we look at the surnames then in the past this was the case :) http://brilliantmaps.com/european-surnames/ http://brilliantmaps.com/european-surnames/
vStrauss 10y ago
But what about this approach? https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/24/sweden-electric-highway/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/24/sweden-electric-highway/
k__ 10y ago
Just imagine the scale of this idea? I mean, this map already tells how much the US relies on trucks, by showing how much people actually work as truck drivers. What the industrialisation has been for production, automated driving could be for delivery. Another big drop in prices for commodoties is on the way.
- runnel 10y ago
  Yep. And social unrest — if such changes take place too fast. Reminds me of luddites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite. Then again, revolutions take time :)

20 points by fluxic 10y ago

olla 10y ago

Probably automated trucks will come soon, but I'd really like to see it as an intermediate step. What if we could have small private cargo modules (like Starship technologies is making), being able to hook together automatically, to make a big truck like thing, to save power when travelling long distances. This might really be the key for P2P cargo delivery.

oinasz 10y ago
Makes me wonder how long until there's a fully autonomous, self-optimizing and fuel-efficient "Internet of Trucks" that eliminates the human factor altogether and just moves things from A to B. And why stop there? Autonomous and borderless public transport seems like only a small step from there. With ventures like Tesla, Starship and now Palleter, this might be a reality earlier than you'd expect.
kelder66 10y ago
That's an awesome idea. It would eliminate the need for distribution centers. Know the huge window-less monsters next to highways? The alternative could also be small vehicles for first and last mile (like starship, or a tad bigger) and then larger trucks on longer lanes between distro centers. Of course the distro centeres should all be robotized like amazons in that case.

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runnel 10y ago

Nice map about most popular jobs in US state by state. What about Europe?

runnel 10y ago
If we look at the surnames then in the past this was the case :) http://brilliantmaps.com/european-surnames/ http://brilliantmaps.com/european-surnames/

vStrauss 10y ago

But what about this approach? https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/24/sweden-electric-highway/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/24/sweden-electric-highway/

k__ 10y ago

Just imagine the scale of this idea? I mean, this map already tells how much the US relies on trucks, by showing how much people actually work as truck drivers. What the industrialisation has been for production, automated driving could be for delivery. Another big drop in prices for commodoties is on the way.

runnel 10y ago
Yep. And social unrest — if such changes take place too fast. Reminds me of luddites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite. Then again, revolutions take time :)