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#91 Post by Robinicus » 29 Jul 2021 12:33

The challenge in commercial trucks though is the mandated safety systems now that all require ECU support to function....my guys are pulling their hair out daily and the factories aren't easy to deal with on it even though they know exactly what the problem is lol.
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#92 Post by Robinicus » 29 Jul 2021 16:28

And this should be no surprise to anyone who has been following the Nikola fiasco....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... -investors
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#93 Post by leo.arevalo12ss » 29 Jul 2021 20:13

Another PR disaster for them and I have no idea why GM still works together with them
Take it with a grain of salt nothing is 100% sure
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#94 Post by Robinicus » 12 Aug 2021 18:16

Autonomous truck testing in live traffic....this tech is rapidly advancing, next year could see some real game changes introduced for the industry in North America if the legislators can catch up with the industry....

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/12/ne ... ruck-demo/
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#95 Post by parasaurolophus67 » 12 Aug 2021 18:26

welp, there goes our dream job.
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#96 Post by Robinicus » 12 Aug 2021 20:00

It will be at least a decade before there is any significant change and longer than that before there is a potential reduction of employees....for the foreseeable future, every law is going to require that a driver is still behind the wheel to take over in the event of a system failure.
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#97 Post by Bedavd » 12 Aug 2021 20:07

If they wont let planes fly themselves without a pilot watching over I doubt they'll let a truck drive itself on a busy freeway inches from commuters without a driver there to take over if needed.
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#98 Post by Robinicus » 31 Aug 2021 15:42

Not exactly 100% trucking related but the same tech in place that will be coming...one of my customers is looking to set a Guinness world record this morning :)

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/o ... 1.24354542

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/loca ... er-4266906
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#99 Post by EllieODaire » 31 Aug 2021 16:26

Robinicus wrote: 12 Aug 2021 18:16 Autonomous truck testing in live traffic....this tech is rapidly advancing, next year could see some real game changes introduced for the industry in North America if the legislators can catch up with the industry....

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/12/ne ... ruck-demo/
That demo was carefully planned and executed for a film shoot on a section of Chinese highway not yet open to the public. The tech is awesome and capable of a lot, but for a better idea of what we have on public roads today check out this article where a FreightWaves reporter came to the bay area and took a ride with one of my coworkers. These systems that work like an airliner autopilot are more likely to see widespread adoption long before true driverless trucks turn the industry on its head.

(You can even see me behind the wheel of an autonomous T680 daycab crossing the I-80 San Francisco Bay Bridge in one of the publicity photos further down the page!)
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#100 Post by leo.arevalo12ss » 31 Aug 2021 16:30

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/scan ... 68374.html

Looks like Volvo isn't the only one
Take it with a grain of salt nothing is 100% sure
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