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> I also wonder whether semis on certain well-defined long-haul routes (I-80 etc) could be partially automated, such that the driver could sleep in the back of
by p1necone 4y ago
> I also wonder whether semis on certain well-defined long-haul routes (I-80 etc) could be partially automated, such that the driver could sleep in the back of the cab much of the time. Not sure if the technology is really there yet, though.
Sure, it's called a train.
- euroderf 4y agoMaybe combined with autonomous electric forklifts to shuttle cargo to/from a waystation.
- crote 4y agoForklifts?! No, you either use intermodal containers, or just put the entire trailer onto the train.
- euroderf 4y agoSure containers are the standard... except for the last mile for non-industrial, which is a lot of stuff.
- anticensor 4y agoEven at that last mile, you could use trams that take NATO bicons. 80 tonnes per 40ft container, which divides into four equal 20-tonne bicons.
- euroderf 4y agoAnother consideration might be forklift pallets, except that the market is badly fragmented.
- anticensor 4y agoBicons are forkliftable.