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We are incredibly far away from autonomous trucks. I am not aware of a single truck that you can buy that offers assisted (as in you press a button) lane switch
by freemint 4y ago
We are incredibly far away from autonomous trucks. I am not aware of a single truck that you can buy that offers assisted (as in you press a button) lane switching. There are lane keeping assistants and assistants which use cameras to check whether switching lanes is unsafe due to other vehicles on the road.
Waymo seems to be working on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z09jND0G6HQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z09jND0G6HQ but the fact that this 20 second maneuver is warranting a video in their eyes should tell you how complicated it is.
- ProllyInfamous 4y agoIt seems like AI truck driving, at least hub-to-hub, is already pretty well solved. Here's a test example (in Germany) that incorporates electric trucks which only need enough onboard energy to deliver "the last mile" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3P_S7pL7Yg
- freemint 4y agoThose trucks are human driven.