Autonomous Semi-Trailer Truck
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An Autonomous Semi-Trailer Truck is a semi-trailer truck that is a self-driving vehicle.
- Example(s):
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- Counter-Example(s):
- an Autonomous Car.
- an Autonomous Farm Vehicle.
- an Autonomous Airplane.
- See: Semi-Trailer, Hub-and-Spoke Delivery.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_truck Retrieved:2021-12-11.
- A self-driving truck, also known as an autonomous truck, or robo-truck, requires no human driver, similar to self-driving cars. Several companies are said to be testing autonomous technology in semi trucks.
2021
- https://www.fleetowner.com/technology/autonomous-vehicles/article/21183187/selfdriving-technology-wont-endanger-truck-drivers-role-developers-say
- QUOTE: ... fleets are adopting Level 2 driver-assistance systems more and more as conscious investments in safety and driver comfort. Level 4 autonomy, she noted, takes today’s Level 2 technologies to the next level. ...
... “We believe the technology will be there for 2024, but there are things we don’t control,” Deck said, pointing to CVSA inspections and FMCSA regulations. ...
... “If you are interested in becoming a truck driver now, go ahead,” Deck advised. “You are going to be able to retire as a truck driver. The industry is so large that you have an estimated 80,000 driver shortage—and those are just the drivers we are short. How quickly can the OEMs start manufacturing automated trucks to fill the capacity we are short?" ...
- QUOTE: ... fleets are adopting Level 2 driver-assistance systems more and more as conscious investments in safety and driver comfort. Level 4 autonomy, she noted, takes today’s Level 2 technologies to the next level. ...