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The cynic in me sees this turning out kind of like precision scheduled railroading, where truckers will either be on call 24/7 for doing the last mile of drivin
by AlexandrB 4y ago
The cynic in me sees this turning out kind of like precision scheduled railroading, where truckers will either be on call 24/7 for doing the last mile of driving or they'll be in the truck but not getting paid while the AI is driving and will have to take over at the last mile and only get paid for that segment.
- bshipp 4y agoAs a former truck driver, I just can't see the government or insurance companies allowing self-driving 80,000lb trucks on a highway that also contains passenger-carrying automobiles. The liability is tremendous and it will take a decade or more of safe operation before those rules are relaxed. I'd anything, a trucker will end up leading a self-driving convoy of another unit on the interstate, but I'd imagine it's simply easier to add additional trailers like we've done in Ontario. I envision truckers being legally responsible for their AI and it operating the vehicle similar to autopilot in an aircraft. Never autonomous, only a driving aid.
- BurningFrog 4y agoSelf driving highway trucks ending their trip at a collection point where human drivers take over makes a lot of sense. No one would take the job of sitting unpaid in a truck all day, so that will never happen.