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Where would you install them? - Back of the day cab? You may as well look out of the window. Even then the following point applies (somewhat). - Back of the s

Where would you install them? - Back of the day cab? You may as well look out of the window. Even then the following point applies (somewhat). - Back of the sleeper? What are you looking at, front of the dry van / reefer I guess? Hardly useful that way... - Back of the trailer? The trailer might not even be yours. I guess you could make a kit that clips onto the door handle or bumper? But then you'd be looking at... the dock gate, most of the time. Again, not very useful. This can go on and on, but I think what you really want is a drone directly overhead.

kwhitefoot 4y ago
All that is needed is a regulation that says that all new vehicles must have it. There is no technological problem in doing it that cannot be solved with today's technology.
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bluGill 4y ago
> Back of the trailer? The trailer might not even be yours. This is easy. Just put an Ethernet connector between the truck and the cab and put a "security camera" on the trailer. The only part of this that we don't have already is the Ethernet connector which is currently going through ISO to get a standard connector: it needs to not vibrate loose, but still break away if the trailer comes unhooked (in particular when the driver forgets to disconnect it while disconnecting the trailer) I put security camera in quotes because you need something a little more robust that the camera you buy at best buy. This is the case, and maybe the lens, mostly it is the same thing. in any case you can buy these off the shelf today, but the truck/trailer connector won't be compatible with one from a different manufacture.
m463 4y ago
back of the trailer. This is not as complicated as you make it out to be, there are already hookups for air brakes and trailer lights. Regulations have already required this for passenger cars for years.
- smilekzs 4y ago
  You need a lot more than just the back-of-the-trailer view. Admittedly this could prevent someone / something being run over by the rear bumper of the trailer, but that's pretty much it. For all other cases (backup), an overhead view, real or synthesized, would be much more helpful in establishing actual situational awareness. Anything less than this would still require the driver to G.O.A.L. (Get Out And Look).

kwhitefoot 4y ago

All that is needed is a regulation that says that all new vehicles must have it. There is no technological problem in doing it that cannot be solved with today's technology.

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bluGill 4y ago

> Back of the trailer? The trailer might not even be yours. This is easy. Just put an Ethernet connector between the truck and the cab and put a "security camera" on the trailer. The only part of this that we don't have already is the Ethernet connector which is currently going through ISO to get a standard connector: it needs to not vibrate loose, but still break away if the trailer comes unhooked (in particular when the driver forgets to disconnect it while disconnecting the trailer) I put security camera in quotes because you need something a little more robust that the camera you buy at best buy. This is the case, and maybe the lens, mostly it is the same thing. in any case you can buy these off the shelf today, but the truck/trailer connector won't be compatible with one from a different manufacture.

m463 4y ago

back of the trailer. This is not as complicated as you make it out to be, there are already hookups for air brakes and trailer lights. Regulations have already required this for passenger cars for years.

smilekzs 4y ago
You need a lot more than just the back-of-the-trailer view. Admittedly this could prevent someone / something being run over by the rear bumper of the trailer, but that's pretty much it. For all other cases (backup), an overhead view, real or synthesized, would be much more helpful in establishing actual situational awareness. Anything less than this would still require the driver to G.O.A.L. (Get Out And Look).