The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a two-week test using big rigs supplied by autonomous trucking firm TuSimple. Photo: TuSimple By Jennifer Smith May 21, 2019 6:00 a.m. ET The two-week pilot starting Tuesday will use big rigs supplied by autonomous trucking firm TuSimple to haul trailers on five round trips between distribution centers, the company said.
The Postal Service, which has been losing money for several years as letter volume has declined, is trying to restrain operating costs and is seeking ways to cut fuel expenses, improve truck safety and use its fleet more efficiently. Proponents of autonomous vehicle technology believe long-haul trucking, where operators say they have difficulty recruiting and retaining drivers, is a promising market for expanded use of the technology. Driverless vehicles have already been deployed in controlled industrial settings such as mining operations.
“The driver in the left seat is constantly eyes out of the vehicle, understanding what’s happening in the environment,” Mr. Price said. “The right seat is reporting to the driver what the autonomous system is detecting and what it is intending to do in the near future.”
Self driving 18 wheelers don't seem like a good idea to me.
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bRinG BAcK cOaL!!!!
Prediction: you kill people and taxpayers pay massive law suit.
What could possibly go wrong?
In an all out effort to deliver junk mail cheaper!!!
Starting SMALL I see Lovely! So if something SHOULD go terribly wrong Odds are it would BE THE MOST devestating, too Lovely! Whose Brainchild is this?
I guess getting a truck license is out of the list lmao
A better idea is disbanning the usps and driverless cars 1000s of jobs.
All self driving vehicles should be clearly marked like student driver cars have signs. I want to be able to avoid them.
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That was the movie Logan ? Did u c it?
The future is here.
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This is BULLSHIT. Taking A Job From Somebody. If A Satellite goes Down; you got a MISSLE; that kills.Let a Unmaned Vehicle Ram a Fuel Truck
What could go Wrong?
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