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Ultimately, self-driving vehicles require maintenance on the road, meaning a human riding along; if the self-driving capability fails, the human will take over
by greendestiny_re 7y ago
Ultimately, self-driving vehicles require maintenance on the road, meaning a human riding along; if the self-driving capability fails, the human will take over the wheel.
Logistics companies want to minimize maintenance costs, meaning the self-driving truck ends up just a regular truck, except the driver now needs to have a PhD in electrical engineering to do maintenance.
Self-driving vehicles don't seem scalable.
- _visgean 7y agoDoes the article even mention self driving vehicles?
- bdamm 7y agoEh, the human won't be for maintenance, that's a solvable problem. Truck drivers do basic stuff just because they're there to do it, but logistics companies can replace brakes on a schedule too. No, the main reason for having a human along will be as a security guard. These trucks are going to be vulnerable to piracy without a hired gun.
- dmortin 7y ago> Ultimately, self-driving vehicles require maintenance on the road, meaning a human riding along; if the self-driving capability fails, the human will take over the wheel. Maybe in the first several years. After that the technology will mature and maintenance won't be needed that often. And if there is a problem the truck can stop at the roadside, like in case of a failure today, and call for help. I guess logistics companies will keep teams on the road which can respond quickly if a self driving truck has problems.