Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Trucks with no driver?

This story shows that the term driverless truck or a truck with no driver should be used with caution. I have seen many stories about how "driverless" trucks will greatly reduce the number of drivers employed by trucking companies.  There are exceptions, such as this one.  The Uber truck shown in the video in the first link gives reason for the caution. The truck doesn't need the driver as much as a traditional truck does, but it still employs a human being. The trucker's job will be reshaped but not eliminated. There are several things that will still require human help, such as hitching, unhitching, and maneuvers near loading docks. The driverless technology will mainly change the nature of long-haul highway trips when there is little traffic.

Automated driving seems more fitting than driverless or no driver.

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