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That basically what Tesla is doing, unlike Daimler they just don't have the Trucks yet. Once the truck is out it will drive itself on the highway. The problem
by nickik 6y ago
That basically what Tesla is doing, unlike Daimler they just don't have the Trucks yet. Once the truck is out it will drive itself on the highway.
The problem is just that you still need a driver anyway, so it really doesn't help that much for now.
Its the same problem Waymo has in general.
- netsharc 6y agoWell, the driver would just drive the "first" and "last" mile right? So he could drive the truck to a lot next to the highway that has an on-ramp, let that truck go on its way, and he can jump into a truck that just drove itself off the highway onto that same lot... Or I guess you mean they still need a driver because of compliance/legal issues?
- nickik 6y agoWell for now you need it for logal reasons of course. What you suggest is an interesting idea, a total change on how we think about truck logistics. Its certainty possible but I don't know if we will ever get there. By the time the legal things are sorted out, the trucks might just drive themselves all the way to the destination.
- gmadsen 6y agoNot sure why this opinion is so prevalent. Tesla is in no way close or comparable to a L4 system. It is not even a brief thought for waymo
- ra7 6y agoJust hype I’d guess. Tesla fans love to equate it’s self driving efforts with Waymo’s, when in reality they are years behind even with the new FSD update.
- nickik 6y agoNeither has Waymo or Daimler ever demonstrated such a system with a truck on a highway. My point was about strategy. And who will win general driving is yet open, and just assuming it Waymo is foolish. I think is funny how on HN people dismiss Tesla when there are actually tons of people who already do their commute on the highway almost without intervention literally all over the world. They have trucks that will have this same feature and they have already talked about the idea of platooning. Just downvoting me because you don't think Tesla approach is as good as Waymo/Daimler approach doesn't make what I said wrong.
- ra7 6y ago> I think is funny how on HN people dismiss Tesla when there are actually tons of people who already do their commute on the highway almost without intervention literally all over the world. That's just advanced driver assistance, nowhere near "full self driving". Granted, it's better than other cars, but it's still not self driving. Also, "almost without intervention" has no meaning if you have to keep your hand at the wheel at all times ready to takeover.