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Remember, 10 years ago nobody had taken an Uber. This will hit faster than anybody thinks.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/self-driving-trucks-begin-mail-delivery-test-for-us-postal-service/ar-AABFUYG
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology for hauling freight.
San Diego-based startup TuSimple said its self-driving trucks will begin hauling mail between USPS facilities in Phoenix and Dallas to see how the nascent technology might improve delivery times and costs. A safety driver will sit behind the wheel to intervene if necessary and an engineer will ride in the passenger seat.
If successful, it would mark an achievement for the autonomous driving industry and a possible solution to the driver shortage and regulatory constraints faced by freight haulers across the country.
The pilot program involves five round trips, each totaling more than 2,100 miles (3,380 km) or around 45 hours of driving. It is unclear whether self-driving mail delivery will continue after the two-week pilot.
San Diego-based startup TuSimple said its self-driving trucks will begin hauling mail between USPS facilities in Phoenix and Dallas to see how the nascent technology might improve delivery times and costs. A safety driver will sit behind the wheel to intervene if necessary and an engineer will ride in the passenger seat.
If successful, it would mark an achievement for the autonomous driving industry and a possible solution to the driver shortage and regulatory constraints faced by freight haulers across the country.
The pilot program involves five round trips, each totaling more than 2,100 miles (3,380 km) or around 45 hours of driving. It is unclear whether self-driving mail delivery will continue after the two-week pilot.
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Recursion
May 2019
OP
No. The past 4 years have seen the largest wage increases on record also, for the bottom 40%
Recursion
May 2019
#6
Isn't this the result of some cities and states raising their minimum wage to $15.00 per hour?
SamKnause
May 2019
#26
I doubt seriously it will come to that before I kick the bucket, but I suppose it's possible.
A HERETIC I AM
May 2019
#102
It's like you are completely unaware that human drivers kill tens of thousands of people every year
Recursion
May 2019
#112
You are making an assumption based on a statistically insignificant number of driverless cars
Baitball Blogger
May 2019
#113
Planes had a number of places to do their test runs and crash without danger to life on the ground.
Baitball Blogger
May 2019
#39
Socialize Expenses--Privatize Profits. Get the USPS to beta the technology: Incur lawsuits, Bad PR
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#20
That's good. But even if a sub-contractor, news will say it was a USPS transportation truck.
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#23
I know, but the media says, a robotic truck transporting USPS mail killed XX amount of people.
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#107
Barrels used to make mayonnaise a lot. Think they should HAVE stopped spelunking?
Rambling Man
May 2019
#40
It was a question to seek clarification of what you meant. Hence, the use of a question mark.
Doodley
May 2019
#63
Yes, systems could detect if one car was too close to another or if it was speeding, instantly
Doodley
May 2019
#80
Ironic, as automated vehicles would be programmed to follow traffic rules. Seems strange that
Doodley
May 2019
#95
All it takes will be one major malfunction and this technology will be set back years maybe decades.
honest.abe
May 2019
#50
I foresee a lot of scenarios but one that feels fairly likely at some point ...
mr_lebowski
May 2019
#51
You are right. What if they hit ice? What if there's fog and an animal is on the road?
Doodley
May 2019
#54
Can you explain the mechanism by which a sensor on one of these trucks can detect this?
A HERETIC I AM
May 2019
#62
And we know how that panned out. Boeing knew there were problems. It tried to put profits first
Doodley
May 2019
#66
Not for the planes that use that system. No it isn't. Repeat. That is why planes were grounded.
Doodley
May 2019
#114
Yeah it is, actually. Pilots need to know about the MCAS disabling switch. That's it.
Recursion
May 2019
#115
There was and still is no reasonable alternative to planes if we want to travel long distance..
honest.abe
May 2019
#78
First they came for our neighbors and we did nothing. Then they came for our family and we did
Doodley
May 2019
#97