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If Express is being encroached upon, maybe it needs to start doing weekend pickup/delivery. When they can pack superhighways overnight with self-driving semis,
by AtlasBarfed 1y ago
If Express is being encroached upon, maybe it needs to start doing weekend pickup/delivery.
When they can pack superhighways overnight with self-driving semis, it's going to get cheaper and better. I still am frustrated with self-driving that they are obsessed with city taxis. Self-driving on highways is so much simpler to automate, and a whole lot more useful to me as a midwest driver.
And what's the state of drone delivery for last mile? Fedex envelopes would seem to be perfect for them.
- ghaff 1y agoLast mile seems to work well enough at the moment. I do agree though, that I'm far more interested in limited access highway self-driving that urban.
- cameldrv 1y agoIt’s not clear to me that on balance highway driving is easier. The physics of a Semi going 65 mph are more relatively constrained. You can’t just solve all of your problems by slamming on the brakes like you almost can in city traffic. Even though the interstate is designed to mitigate this, the tails are probably just as bad, ie, pedestrian suddenly jumps out into the road. It doesn’t happen as often as it does in the city, but it does happen, and at 65mph pulling 80 tons, it’s a lot more demanding problem. That said, a semi going through the night on the interstate can make some serious miles and is competitive with an airplane for a whole lot of what needs to be delivered.
- AtlasBarfed 1y agoOvernight semis can travel more slowly, since they aren't blocking traffic, saves fuel, increases safety envelope.