Yall can keep your tech. I'm 48 years old, 3rd generation, professional driver since 21 years of age. All the real deal pros will know what I'm about to explain: very few things in my life compare to the feeling of being 'one' with a loaded tractor trailer, with a strong 550 6NZ CAT, rowing thru the gears of your 18 speed Eaton, watching the boost guage climb to 35 as the turbo spools up, easing off and with 2 fingers over the shifter, going for the next gear, smooth as butter! Knowing that you can successfully, cleanly, smoothly handle any road or situation that's put in front of you 'cause you got the finesse and experience to pull it off. Pride in the ride! And for me this stuff you describe takes all that away. I will hold on to and rebuild the old school until they pull my cdl or I'm in the ground!
I couldn't agree more. 37 years otr. There's nothing she's doing in that truck that makes her or anyone a professional driver. Just a glorified steering wheel holder.
Been driving for 10 years, i’ll keep my automatic aero truck, 9 mpg, and no clutch knee, i don’t care about looking cool on the road, I care about making money, and once range improved for electric trucks, it will be a game changer for owner operators
See this is the problem I see. I am a major airline pilot and the issue with autopilot is that it severely reduces the skill of the driver/pilot over time. We have been using autopilot for years and have started to focus on hand flying more and more for safety. The FAA has been having us focus on hand flying the airplane more and more. We have gotten the data on autopilot and it has been proven to reduce drivers skills.
@@chrisjohnson8451 at that point it would be too late. They’d just update the software to do all the driving. Giving away your career by accepting “a small change” isn’t bright. We have enough jobs that have completely been erased by technology, this isn’t a bright move for truckers if you value your income. And those that say, it’s just like an automatic transmission making your job easier… no, it’s quite literally nothing like it. It takes all of the responsibility off the driver. If this system caused a wreck, you wouldn’t be held liable.. and hence, it’s just a step in the right direction to taking your job from under you.
Driving Autonomy is a long long way off but I agree with Chris the airline pilot. These systems will overtime erode the skill of the operator. I can see if a driver gets use to having this system take over driving on the freeway what happens to the driver, complacency and to have an 80,000LB rocket traveling down the freeway at 70MPH with a driver relying on autopilot is a bit worrisome.
This will erode our industry even more. Like Chris said. We already have automatic trucks and that takes away for a lot of drivers who have never driven manuals the actual feel and temperament of your truck. It doesn't matter if it's a freightliner or a Peterbilt or an international. Every truck drives different. And it's important to be in tune with those feelings of that truck, especially if you run the mountains either east or west coast. It's also important to be in tune with that so you know when something is wrong. I'm not saying everybody has to drive a manual long nose and as someone who has driven automatics I definitely appreciate the convenience of them. But with autonomous trucks eventually you're going to get more accidents for when the computer system fails and you're going to get more people that are not qualified to do this job. And this lifestyle. Not saying all technology is bad because it's not but when it goes wrong it goes really wrong especially with big machinery like this.
On-board technology should assist the driver and never take full control, useful systems such as collision avoidance, lane change alert, blind spot, Tesla, which has held this technology for years, faces several problems causing accidents.
Even though this company says they have no intention of taking drivers out of trucks, I still believe this kind of technology has no place in trucks. We already have trucks with adaptive cruise, collision avoidance, lane deviation and blind spot monitoring. Already having this existing tech in trucks available to the companys and drivers is making drivers incredibly lazy and dependent on it. It puts them in a mindset that the truck will do all the work for them and keep them safe when in reality it won't. Technology fails. I have driven the trucks with all the sensors and cameras and ones without. I'll stick with the ones that don't have it.
Nope wrong..They do..Go to their website first thing they doin is replacing humans..they want truck to drive itself. So beware. They just using this girl for advertisement. They sneaky.
That is a training failure. These features are driver assists, not substitutions. Flying under autopilot does NOT mean you turn off your brain and play Tetris. The same applies here.
I just think paying humans is more important than tech. Autonomous feels inevitable, but it is a little saddening. Feels like the heritage and tradition of trucking is dying slowly. Change is our unavoidable future I guess.
I think we're decades away from true autonomy (operatorless) in trucking, rail, and even aviation. While we have these systems it's important to remember that liability legislation still requires a human operator for verification. However unlike rail and aviation which are highly regulated, the roads are not. How this system reacts to a suicidal 4 wheeler driver who cuts in front of the truck and stomps on the brakes because you "cut them off" at the on ramp 50 miles ago is another question altogether.
One thing I have learned all that works real good when it's nice and clear outside but when ice starts to build up on them sensors they do not work properly
I agree with this assessment. Besides, how do we know they've worked all the glitches out of the system? Can they guarantee it will never go haywire? Until we get to a point with AI where the computerized system can react with the same sensitivity and quick judgement as a human driver, then I really don't trust it.
Guy's when are we going to accept that we can't erase the human factor,even though the fact that the driver is inside the Truck ,will the truck able to stop rapidly when a four wheeler cuts in front of the truck in the free way 🤔. AS FOR I WOULD STICK TO DIESEL NOT THAT IM TOO OLD SCHOOL .
I don't want to be a babysitter for a truck. I love driving, and I love that connection between the truck and I, and the roadway. I felt the same way when my company transitioned to automatic transmission trucks, and still feel that way today. I miss my standard transmission, a lot. This is one less connection I'll have with the truck, as we rumble down the road. This makes me incredibly sad.
This is interesting to see the evolution of our industry. However I think this truly proves companies just want steering wheel holders and not skilled drivers. I threw a fit when I was placed in an automatic truck with a crash mitigation system. I'm the driver and I want to drive. I want to shift the gears, use my judgement, and demonstrate my skill set to safely navigate the roads.
I’ll be so happy when I can retire. I’ve been a mechanic for 29 years. I can imagine what it’s going to be like to troubleshoot this when it starts having problems.
On the next episode of "Happiness By The Mile". Shelby, "OK Dakota I had the new Plus Drive System installed on our truck so you'll be driving the next twenty minutes while I take a nap. Remember to keep your paws on the steering wheel. Do a good job and I'll feed you some baby carrots when I wake up."
Why would you want to help a company out like that I've been driving for 40 years I'm 58 years old I think the politicians who sponsored this bill is a congressman Republican from Ohio I think he should be thrown out of office and any politician who voted for this should be thrown out :-) and special interest groups they pay these people off these politicians they buy their votes I think they all should be thrown out of office or in jail
The thought of an autonomous 35,000+ lb. tractor trailer is scary. We already have autonomous cars going rogue, imagine a tractor trailer! Definitely something for the way future. Our roads need to accommodate such rigs. With the amount of traffic on our highways, this needs to be considered before setting this idea into motion.
I drove a Cascadia with all the "safety" devices like Lane Departure Warning, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc, etc, and I HATED it!!! The alerts were more distracting than ANY roadside sign, and I especially despised the Adaptive Cruise - for the simple reason that when you wanted to pass a slower-moving vehicle, the computer would reduce your speed to that of the vehicle ahead of you, making it all but impossible to pass. These so-called "safety" devices/software/scanners are going to make trucking more dangerous - not safer - because many new drivers won't know what to do or how to do it when the software inevitably glitches or just plain quits working. What does this system do when a tire blows, either on the trailer, the drives, or the steering axle? A skilled driver knows how to handle the truck when something goes wrong, either on the highway or in the city. A computer won't, and the technology doesn't exist yet (and likely won't in our lifetimes) for a computer to know how to handle an adverse situation. About the only "safety" device I'll tolerate is the Blind Spot Warning, and even then I want to be able to disable it in the city - as the damned thing kept going off when a car would run next to me in the merge lanes. Extremely annoying. I'll stick to trucks where a driver has to pay attention all the time, and not rely on some computer to tell me how to change lanes, if someone's in my blind spot, etc.
impossible to pass?😂 i drive a cascadia and all you have to do is turn off the cruise control, i’m excited for the future of trucking, with electric trucks around the corner, and now autonomous way done the line, can’t tell you how many times these old guys in their 379’s or w900s who would ride your ass in the right lane cuz there too lazy to move over and then they cut you off to show you how big there ego is, glad when i see stuff like this that is coming cuz it will make these boomers quit and get out of trucking. Also glad we are getting ALOTT more foreigners in trucking, they are the ones who usually comes out and help spot if you need it, i see a lot of fat boomers just sit their and watch eating a cheeseburger while recording.
Why would a woman let herself be used like this. Women in the work place make it tougher to hold on to what you have earned. She is promoting her own demise.
I have had my CDL for almost 25 years, with millions of mile driving. My new car has this type of technology to use if you want to. I tried it and don't like it. It will kill skill, and give mega carriers more reason to put unskilled and unqualified drivers in the trucks. All autonomous trucking tech is going to cause more trouble in the trucking industry and on the road period.
So, I'm very new to trucking. Today was my second day in my trainer's truck. I come from 18 years as an automotive mechanic for Ford, Nissan, and Chrysler. This topic came up today while we were working today. I firmly believe that fully autonomous vehicles (be they cmv or passenger) will not happen until all human driven cars are removed from the road. A computer will NEVER be able to fully respond to human input correctly because humans on a whole have little to no logic. Look at how many people have problems with operating system updates, when the basic control of a windows based computer hasn't changed in nearly 30 years
How about we just remove all computer driven cars... Computers fail all the time What happens when those sensors get covered in bug guts or a error causes a malfunction or someone compromises the network and takes control of the vehicles remotely?
This is more proof that sky-net will soon be taking over. A basic tenet of engineering is " less is more." In other words, the fewer moving parts involved, the better. Our trucks are already over-engineered, with extra systems waiting to fail and put money back in the dealerships hands. Looks like a cool add on for a 4 wheeler but for us, I just see down time when parts fail. Great video BTW 👍👍
Don't worry. Technology is here to only HELP YOU. The way Uber didn't kill the taxi industry. iTunes didn't kill record stores, newspapers, comic books, novels...streaming made it so much better for the customer. Instead of watching TV for free, you have to subscribe to dozens of PPV channels where the customers and employees lose, but the head of the tech company wins. Helping humanity has nothing to do with it. Its all about taking money from one industry and funneling it to a few people.
All this is going to do is make it so people with no skills can drive a truck, kinda like what automatic transmissions has done but on a whole other level! Look at the rate of truck accidents I'm willing to bet they went on the rise and started to skyrocket when automatic transmissions became standard equipment, just made it so people with lower skills could drive and that's where the industry went backwards. At least the standard transmission weeded out those low skill driver's. My opinion if you can't learn the skill of shifting a manual transmission you have no business operating a truck.
Autonomous Trucks killed the thousands of turck driver jobs. And there are millions of family which depends on trucking industry what about them these companies are making millions from these trucks by selling them to logistics companies. Everyone wants making money from autonomous trucks but no is thinking about families who depends on truck driving. 😢 Edit: Good news is that this technology is still atleast one decade away. Right now this technology is not fully functional without any error 🤪
Great video Shelby. Truck drivers are not ones who like change. I can see where this system can help drivers if they let it. The two key words is let it. It took years for the automated transmission to become the transmission of choice. Old truck drivers hang on to what they know, even if it puts them through hell. Thanks for the video Shelby…
@@ShelbyHBTM At least you took a good look at it and gave it a try. So many will not go that route. I guess down the road we won’t be called truck driver we will be called truck baby sitters.
If theses get approved and main stream expect insurance scams to go up . they find out which trucks have this system installed perfect target . You cant stop a 80,000 lbs truck on a dime like a tesla car .Gonna be lot more accident and injuries. And don't try to defend it "well driver takes over in city" the scammers are smart enough to move the scam out side the city roads where the driver should be driving.
My issue with all the electronics in our trucks is that when they fail and as often as they do it ads one more element to the job that hinders your reliability to the customer. I cant have any failures in my truck. I currently drive a new Kenworth 880 and the electronics have left us stranded and delayed making customers hesitate on keeping us due to reliability. Just in the last couple years getting things fixed due to parts shortages etc has added one more element to an already stressful job. I hesitate to ad any more electric issues to fail on my truck. If I am already sitting in the seat I might as well drive while I am sitting there. Great video and information but I still think I will pass on the technology of this.
So who’s going to be liable if one of these trucks / smart systems make a bad judgment call and the driver doesn’t have enough time to correct the smart system And then leads to some sort of fatality. who is going to be responsible at that point the truck driver, the smart system, or the Carrier company. Another good question i have is who’s going to provide insurance for these type of vehicles /systems?
I understand you getting paid to promote..but don't you realize this companies ultimate goal is remove the driver completely? How are you helping your fellow drivers in that? Don't be their puppet.
Another tool(in their tool belt)which will look lower the already "low" "pay rate" of the driver who is trying to feed their family in a economy that is suffering from inflation!!!
This isnt the only autonomous truck. They have trucks that dont have a driver that is controlled by someone in a office. At the end of the day it will take away jobs period!
Remember you get paid to drive by the mile your not paid to sit and do nothing dance routine get comfortable iscwhen accidents happen never trust companies that support self driving trucks
To me it will just create more stress than good . I need to be in control not some Autonomous machine beeping at me because some jerk in a car being a ………. In front of me slowing down .
Come on it's definitely to take the drivers out of the seat. Just go to the companies website. And this type of technology will decrease a drivers skills...but it's definitely the future of the trucking industry.
As a Retired Heavyweight Driver , I see Pro's and Con's to this . Sounds good for dealing with Interstates , A-routes , B-routes and even many C-routes with reduced stress levels . However , there will ALWAYS be a need for a " Proficient Monkey " aka Driver , when it comes to finding and negotiating most of those Shitty Little sites we find ourselves actually servicing FREQUENTLY . Line-Haul Depot to Depot operators will love this . Regional and Local Distribution will have no practical use for it . And then there are other Specialty Markets that will NOT adopt it . Over-Size , Mobile Crane , Breakdown Recovery and Emergency Services . The Genii is out of the Bottle . Beware what you wish for . A Can-of-Worms if ever there was one .
I drove trucks for 30 years. I can tell you we are not ready for autonamous machines that can weigh up to 40 tons or more on our highways. There are far too many variables that can change in seconds. We will need humans in those seats. By the time a computer can adjust to the illogical, improbable, unpredictable situations that happen often in the life of a trucker it will be too late. Any experienced trucker knows this to be true.
This does not sound like trucking. I just want my stick shift and manual analog controls back. It seems this is a way for companies to pay drivers less because they are doing less. ? And who’s responsible if the system fails the driver ? Companies will spend billions on all kinds of things just to get away without paying a driver one Cent
We already have problems with people screwing around on their phones all the time when they’re driving all this is going to do is allow them to do that even more. I think it’s extremely dangerous and I think it’s too soon to be doing these kinds of things just yet. Until we get smart roads and highways we are far away from this being successful and safe. I don’t think this is 100% fair review either. You were paid for this review so of course you’re gonna give a positive. I think you are a sellout doing this, big mistake. . Good luck out there
This is where legislation benefits since the DOT would still be the governing body the tech would fall under; where geofencing autonomous driving outside of metro areas, so drivers would still be necessary where they would benefit most. Allowing the tech to run "out in the middle of nowhere" as they say. Allowing non-team drivers the ability to rest while the truck still moves.
@@holleymoviestar yea, they’d still be necessary and require much less skill. And therefore much less pay. If anyone could do it, the pay wouldn’t be worthwhile.
I oppose this vehemently! This will reduce us to a minimum-wage OCCUPANTS of an R P G instead of first players! I don't believe this is good at all. what computer, without audio Clues, is going to catch the Ricochet from a collision on the inside radius of your left hand turn coming at you at 40 or 50 km an hour for the middle of your trailer? Only a driver can hear & react to the screeeeech, ( or hissss on wet asphalt) & likely prevent a done run me over tragedy! I don't see a drivers window open on that AI tech, do you?
I actually passed one of these trucks on I-40 West bound out of Albuquerque. They have a co-pilot, it has cameras all over the cab and GPS SATNAV domes on the cab. Considering not after a week on I-40 West bound from NM 4 West and East bound to Acoma wes closed on Wednesday. I see drivers from India driving with left leg on the dash. What they need is a Garmin type watch linked with the unit so it can monitor one's heart rate and in any event contact EMS for heart attacks.
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So basically it makes big rigs partially autonomous, but still requires someone to be in the driver's seat in case the automation screws up? Nice, so basically taking "baby steps" towards autonomous vehicles to make operating a big rig easier and more comfortable for the driver, but not designed to take away their job entirely. I'm probably guessing out of the 5 levels of automatrion (6 if you include level 0), where level 0 requires full manual control at all times, and level 5 where everything is completely automated and humans basically turn into squishy and very delicate packages (no offense to anyone) that get delivered by robots, systems like these are probably level 2 or level 3?
Even if this doesn’t remove the driver from the truck, I can see companies using this tech as an excuse to pay drivers less because they aren’t needed to drive on the freeway and we are already spending more money on the system.
I love having full control over my truck I’m scared to even think of the bad that can happen if something malfunctions. Today we’re still having malfunctioning on sensors on trucks! Trucks slamming on brakes on their own because they detect a suppose object when clearly nothings in front so how are we suppose to trust this?
Ehhh they can keep that shit. Whatever happened to building skills to be proficient ? Then being accountable for displaying that skill. These are nanny systems for mega carriers to utilize less than proficient foreign drivers. Seems like trucking these days is about treating everybody like we’re in 3rd grade. I’ve driven trucks with nanny lane departure and collision avoidance. They suck !! Sudden braking, for no reason, beeping when along a guard rail. I love my glider,ungoverned, big Cat powered 18 speed truck. Either be unmanned completely autonomous, or let the driver drive.
I agree those systems right now are garbage. This one was not like those you have on your truck. But I do agree there is a lot of problems that come along with these technologies. It really forces us to think. I don’t know if it’ll ever truly make it but it’s cool none the less
Shelby .... I will be honest .... I think for the new generation (and the 10yr long drivers) it might be helpfull .... as for me however (gotten my CBL revoked last year due to me losing 68% lungcapacity because of unloading in a cloud of chemical leaks without a smell) I wouldn't be able to trust it blindly after 38 years of long haulage trucking .... I know, us oldtimers are a stubborn bunch. As ever, it was again a great video, but I do miss Dakota as your co-pilote.
Hey thank you so much for your comment. I agree it is definitely a pill to swallow for many. I can see uses for it and I can see great downfalls for it. Long story short I am not sure full autonomous trucks will ever make it, but I’m open to seeing where this can go. :)
Autonomous trucks will do great until one goes 300 miles down the interstate with the trailer on fire because the fire isn't tripping the right sensors. And of course any pack of criminals can force an AI truck to stop just about any time they want.
You still need drivers even if it drives itself. Until ppl are away from the roads and not around roads no vehicle will ever drive itself without someone being there.
What would make anyone (from owner/operator to mega carriers) want to financially invest in this technology when there is already someone (the human driver) doing this job? It just seems like a half @$$ move towards complete autonomy.
Autonomous systems geofenced outside metro areas on interstates would be where legislation needs to focus on to not eliminate commercial drivers. This would keep drivers where they would be needed most where traffic & complex routes would benefit from a human's ability to operate in a flow state. But, using autonomous driving where a driver can rest while the truck travels on the open road. Allowing non-team drivers to cover longer distances in a shorter time, and less fuel burned idling while hours reset.
Depot to Depot, like what you did a lot for FE, yes, those days are numbered. But the majority of last mile pickups and deliveries are not predictable, planned, or well laid out areas. In fact, SuperTruckerDan goes to places that require a skilled driver just to reach the loading/unloading point. Add in construction sites, road construction, and insanely designed city streets, and it's going to be a while before truckers lose their jobs. Now, can semi-autonomous driving help truckers? Absolutely. Blind spots, dull stretches of highway, driver monitoring, and the way they automatically avoid jack-knifing are all great benefits. One thing I do foresee, is slower speeds. Air resistance is exponential, and really starts to affect fuel economy at 45 mph. If you don't need to stop every 11 hours for 10 hours, you can go the same distance at 1/2 the speed, saving tons of money. This will require a change in state laws. As you are aware, semis may not group in more than 3s. This is because in the '70s, semi convoys were literally blowing cars off the highway. Well, at 45 mph, that is not an issue. So I expect semi trains/convoy will be permitted, but not above 45 mph. And if they can drive for 21 hours, it won't matter.
So you found it to be a next level cruise control on steroids, if it was free and could be fitted over night do you want it in your truck ? more time to pet kota 😃
So when the software goes awol and the driver gets into an accident, it's going to be the driver that gets the fines or jail time that's in the truck, not the software manufacturer. I trust this as much as I trust the person walking truck to truck asking for a couple dollars for gas. I don't agree with promoting technology that's not going to improve the ind ustry, but make drivers less in control of the vehicle. Thumbs down from this trucker
Until the industry legally promises truckers their jobs regardless of autotumy advancrment.... anyone working with the enemy is an enemy.... srry.... gotta draw a line in the sand... either u stand with the poor drivers or the filthy rich scum tryin to make even more money off trucks
Did you know the big carriers are the #1 investors in autonomous tech? I have heard big carrier execs say their vision is for a human driver to take the truck from the dock to the freeway where he will get out & the truck will continue on its way unattended. When the truck gets to its exit, it will be met by another human driver who will take the truck from the exit to the dock. Once this comes to be and the human drivers are doing very little the exec said they hope to drive wages down to minimum wage. Once trucks can do this, the engineers will continue to work on the system until they enable the trucks to get themselves to & from the docks with no human drivers required. ! !
That company is trying to develop a driver assistance type system that the insurance companies will never let their policy holders use. Its going to far. But there absolutely are other companies trying to develop a FULLY autonomously operated truck that COMPLETELY takes the driver out of the picture. DONT let this company pitch fool you. They are working to get rid of driver operation too. This is just the first faze of their goal.. Drivers should be doing everything they can to not support these types of engineering companies.. THEY DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DRIVER OR OUR INDUSTRY. THEY ARE JUST LOOKING TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
I can't believe you a said that about a "hard merge" how we always hold our breath!! We DO!! WHY DO WE DO THAT? Lol and thank God I'm not alone. You should try driving a rock truck on a construction site in the hill country out in TX. There were jobs where the whole DAY I would be holding my breath... I'm shocked I never passed out. I can't believe AP is going to make my job obsolete. Love this video anyways!
Good LORD NOOOOOOOOOO! who in their right mind wants an "autonomous" class 5-8 truck rolling down the road/freeway/highway at posted speeds? I started my CDL career in 1983 and logged over 2 million miles incident and accident free. This did not happen by me being relaxed due to feeling that there is an "autonomous" being in control when I get relaxed/lazy/complacent about my job as a "professional" driver who is SUPPOSED to be in total control at ALL times. "it is a very sophsticated system" but makes the driver relaxed and that is Dangerous! Some things just should NOT be invented or utilized in all aspects of jobs. Accidents are bad enough and for a "professional class 5-8 driver" they should NOT have any extra reasons/excuses for an accident. A professional driver should have their hands on the wheel at ALL times and eyes on the road at ALL times and adding this system only adds to the driver decline of skills. I trained and watched many many drivers over my career and I can tell you first hand that systems like this should never be allowed in this commercial application as it makes for a lazy and less skilled driver pool, in my humble opionion!
Don't get discouraged, just keep doing what your doing and don't let it get you down, all the negative remarks, it's the nature of Trucking, Trucking as a hole will be all automated some day, you can see some shippers are automated, I'm retired now and don't miss it, less stressful now, stay safe and safe travels 👍🤙👊🌺
Why be a truck driver if ur not going to be driving…think about this…more technology more money corporations make and less money for men & women. They already replaced cashiers at Walmart and now we are next.. You never asked how it will affect all truck drivers pay…..????? Corporations probably will want to pay less to drivers since they spent money on that technology. Leave truck drivers alone..all we want to do is drive & work.🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
I don’t think this technology will ever take away the need for a human operator in the seat. But I’m excited for the tools to make things easier. I don’t thing it will ruin the drivers…Just help. I’ve come from a heavy equipment operator background. There are certain “tools” put in the bigger equipment that I’m sure the old men bucked against when it first came out. Things like bucket levelers, and boom kick outs at the top and the bottom on large loaders. I can see those men saying “Well in my day, we leveled our own buckets, and knew when we were up over the truck…We don’t need this stuff.” But from my perspective, you can pull back on your boom lever, and take a bite of a sandwich while it raised itself, and kicked out at the height you set. And your hand wouldn’t have to be glued to it for the whole motion. Same with leaving the truck, and booming back down. It will let itself down to the ground, and land already level to dig….all while the operator gets a drink of water, lights a cigarette, or whatever……Those automated tools didn’t ruin the loader…Just took some of the load off the operator. I feel it will be the same with these trucks.
Semi truck drivers have to be conditioned to pay attention for 10+ hours for driving next to and near other public drivers. I see this system deconditioning drivers as they rely more and more on the autopilot. So drivers WILL stop looking ahead 2-3 miles relaying on the computer to do it for them. Is this computer system gonna watch for brake lights just as they disappear around a curve as traffic stops around that curve out of sight. It doesn't matter if the driver hit the brakes or the truck. It can only stop so fast. Is this system gonna to decide to take it's own life and run off the road in order to save the 30+ people stopped in front of this system. As soon as you stop thinking while you are in control of a 40ton battering ram going down the public highway/interstate you are out of control. Extreme example I know but this scenario (trucker takes own life to save others)have happened. There is only one death so mainstream media doesn't pick it up. Google Sheriff calls trucker a hero. truck runs off road to save lives. Trucker’s final actions
SO THE PRODUCT!!! Let you enjoy a movie on your smart device and helps you do video chat with family member, text,etc 😁 Where do I sign for THE PRODUCT OR THE SYSTEM😉😎
Show me your autonomous garbage can perform miniscule jobs like serving my food or cooking it or cleaning my house without messing up before I hand you an 80,000lb wrecking ball doing highway speeds around terrible drivers. 2 thumbs down for the system and 2 fingers up for this chick for even attempting to make us ok with this
The driver will never be eliminated. This technology cannot watch the load on the trailer. Chains and strap’s can stretch and loosen. Loads can shift, especially on our crumbling neglected infrastructure. It’s required by law to stop and check your securement after the first 50 miles and every 150 miles or three hours afterwards. This system will not fair well when a car cuts in front of it and brake checks on ice and snow covered roads. Drivers will always be required and maybe the better solution is to remove the car drivers and make the car’s autonomous.
For me , even with the current frieghliners, tech is faulty . It thinks your on a collision path and you aren’t , and it slams on breaks, or it’ll ride behind slow traffic forever instead of just moving over , but also still having to hold the wheel while it drives . If I’m holding the wheel , I might as well drive .
Soo I'm very green to the trucking thing .. in week 4 of 6 with a trainer before on my own. I've already had thoughts of backing out bc I can see how potentially lonely it can be 😩. I do appreciate your videos! You're based .. which isn't so common. Maybe I'll see you around the Southeast. I hope : )
Truck drivers don't just drive the trucks. Depending on the job, many of us do have to load and unload freights. We have to drive thru bad weathers, city traffics, and some places don't even have traditional roads. I won't be watching your video since it's a waste of time. Wake me up when they have a truck that can go from a warehouse, drive 4 hours to New York City and go into Brooklyn, find the store and then find an open space near the store, and then either pull in or back in. If they could achieve that, I would be interested. Until then, your video is a waste of time. We all already know autonomous trucks can work under ideal conditions. I was an electrical engineer and we already have AGV many many years ago and they work perfectly under ideal conditions.
Loved the instruction / introduction video. I had to laugh at all the "I need to be in control" comments from drivers that drive other people's equipment. If you want control then spend the money, make the investment, and risk the loss caused by your actions. I hate the idea of autonomous vehicles for the most part, however, with the amount of "in control" drivers (4 wheelers too) on the road that cut you off, brake check, speed, and generally make a pros job more stressful, maybe it's time for AI to lessen the amount of road rage brought about by loss of control "in control" drivers. Be safe out there and remember, even with AI you are still in control. You can still run in to that fool that cut you off and brake checked you.
wow Steering wheel holders for sure now , never mind learning to shift and stuff anymore , just learn to hold the wheel ............ screw this product it's a terrible Idea it will never go in my 389 what happens to the software in -40 or lower weather ????
You do you, fuck all else! After all, business is business. You have a responsibility to your brand and to inform the community about changes and happenings and if you can get the inside perspective on such things more power to you! Fear only exists to be conquered!
Still won’t work or replace trucking, not financially feasible. Nor will it replace human intuition no matter how many cameras you place on it. I understand the need for these systems but I think the lane change crap hurts the driver more than helps. It forces it into the lanes against the driver. Which can cause problems. Also the more electronics systems the more that will break down. With time. You’ll always need a driver and oversight. I wouldn’t trust this to drive completely
No one can tell the world that truck driver jobs will be ended cause they do know what are the outcomes of these self-drive technologies, which transportation company would be able to pay the truck driver and they're clearly know the thing can drive on its own?am tell you 5 to 10 yrs from now this will be a huge problem. Thus my angle of the view.
Looks cool. However the first time there's a glitch resulting in an accident and or fatalitie (s) , you can kiss your livelihood, freedom and cash goodbye. Maybe I'm naive as I haven't been explained all the interworkings as you have...then again, I don't fully trust adaptive cruise control either. Thank you for putting this video together. I do enjoy watching your content.
This video shows nothing of value at all. Let’s see how it does when a 4 wheeler brake checks you, or when a tire blows off in front of you, or winter while driving through cabbage. Hell, they didn’t even have the truck back up and bump the dock.
yeah, you just cancelled yourself. this is simply an opportunity for them to gather data on our driving habits. you're young but you should have known better. this is a classic example of bad marketing.
As robotics and artificial intelligence rapidly merge if the jobs are replaced by intelligent machines who is going to have any money to buy goods? If you don’t have a job then you are not buying TVs, cars, cloths, food, etc.
Too much technology is unsafe period!! The less the driver has hands on the more they will not keep the skills they have will keep. I'm really sad that you sold yourself and us true drivers out to promote this company. Very sad!! I won't watch anymore of your show.
If happen any accident can I tell the police it was not me, especially in the bad weather how can I trust it? If this system only travels in a straight line on the highway( this is the only I can see in the video) it makes me feel plus nervous. If you guys want to design anything useful for driving how about the trailer swing control, backup support, bad weather protection, etc
Well, everytime you see one of those super truckers tailgating and driving like they're an aggressive 4wheeler, go ahead and give them a Big thumbs up and a thank you because that's why it's happening.
Self driving trucks make it where companies can get rid of experienced drivers hire in rookies at a lot lower pay to maximize profit. You are taking the human and common sense out of the truck and replacing it with A.I. An automated truck can't determine or predict a road rage driver that determined to crash a truck. If a lunatic in a another semi or car wants to wreck that truck they will manage to do so and a self driving truck and unexperenced driver can't counter it. Any driver today that had been out here for years endorses these trucks then they are idiots.
The current technology and current laws combined will not allow for the replacement of drivers at this time. I promise you over the next 50 years the technology will improve and the laws will change. Now there will not be much need for OTR drivers.
