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Trucks that drive highways solely automatically, I'd expect would come way before cars navigating cities. I'd think trucks could just pull over on the shoulder

• adam_arthur 5y ago
  That's been the confusing thing for me. I'm sure automated trucking is being worked on, but all the media/conversation seems to be around consumer vehicles. Automated trucking is a much more impactful, and frankly easier problem to solve. You could simply automate highway part and have manual take over near cities to remove 90% of the challenge.
• phendrenad2 5y ago
  I'm hoping that self-driving trucks result in separate highway lanes, or perhaps even dedicated roads. A road just for self-driving trucks wouldn't need a passing lane, or a breakdown lane (if a truck breaks down, someone can be dispatched to fix it, and it's okay if the whole roadway of autonomous trucks comes to a stop). (Yes I know, I've just reinvented trains, but trains would likely coexist with this, and they serve different purposes (trucks are better at going over mountains, for instance))
  • tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
    With some minimal standardization, these could also drive with almost zero distance between each other, braking together. This would significantly reduce air resistance and road space usage.
• redytedy 5y ago
  There's also a perception challenge that doesn't exist in cities. At highway speeds and longer stopping distances, you need your perception stack to see much further. Still an active area of research.