Self Driving Tractor Trailers

They'll still have to have licensed drivers onboard for city maneuvers and system failures. Wouldn't mind getting paid to watch a movie on the highway, while the truck drives.

The adaptive cruise control, and lane assist in my '16 Honda Pilot - I've made some pretty long segments of trips with zero input other than holding the wheel to let the system know I was still conscious.

I was more worried about millions of illegals getting work permits that would enable them to get CDL's. (not to inject politics or anything here).

Rick

Think about this:

How many flying hours does the US military have on their drones? And how many drones have they lost (other than those in hostile areas)?

Remotely piloted aircraft are very reliable, and reduce the likelihood of incidents caused by pilot fatigue.

Are we likely to see remotely piloted commercial flights anytime soon, and if not why?

The answer of course is public perception...

I worked for an aircraft manufacturer in the early 90s, in the delivery center for airliners. Our airplanes then had the capability to take themselves from the departure gate to the arrival gate without any input from the aircrew. This was over 20 years ago. Yet we still have airline pilots, and they still get paid the same, still have to have the same training and qualifications. The main reason for this is safety, we don't trust a computer to fly the plane. With good reason. There are failures. This is true of any system.

I see the same future in trucking. The trucks will be able to drive themselves. But there will have to be a fully qualified driver in the seat. It's the only safe way to do it.

I keep hearing about these self driving tractor trailers coming out. What future does that mean for all the drivers in the field now? I want to get into the field but I'm at a stand still about it now because of this. Can any of you drivers give me any info about it what you all are hearing of job security about this? I do not hear any truckers talking about this at all.

According to people in the 1950's, by 2000, everyone was supposed to be driving a flying car.

That is the future of self-driving trucks. In 2065, people will be laughing about those self driving trucks we were supposed to have in 2050.

Sure, a single self-driver made a single milk run, or beer run. There was a driver in the cab, and the amount of preparation and expense of the truck was staggering.

Self-driving trucks can't do PTI's. They can't evaluate damage in an accident. They can't think outside the box.

One day, perhaps, we'll see self-driving trucks, but I doubt they will be common in my lifetime.

Thanks for that info and where to find it on this site.

Enter "Self Driving Trucks" in the search bar at the top of this page, we've talked about it plenty here.

How many flying hours does the US military have on their drones? And how many drones have they lost (other than those in hostile areas)?

True, but, those drones are not traveling within feet of other vehicles as Trucks, or automobiles are on crowded freeways and city streets. Not a whole lot to run into in the "Wild blue yonder".

Tractor Man said:

John L. said:

How many flying hours does the US military have on their drones? And how many drones have they lost (other than those in hostile areas)?

True, but, those drones are not traveling within feet of other vehicles as Trucks, or automobiles are on crowded freeways and city streets. Not a whole lot to run into in the "Wild blue yonder".

That was part of my point...

If the world is not ready for remotely piloted (not autonomous, mind you) commercial airliners, then we are really a long way away from self driving trucks...