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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: rcjordan on November 13, 2017, 01:42:19 PM

Title: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on November 13, 2017, 01:42:19 PM
QuoteSince early October, autonomous trucks built and operated by the startup Embark have been hauling Frigidaire refrigerators 650 miles along the I-10 freeway, from a warehouse in El Paso, Texas, to a distribution center in Palm Springs, California. A human driver rides in the cab to monitor the computer chauffeur for now, but the ultimate goal of this (auto) pilot program is to dump the fleshbag and let the trucks rumble solo down the highway.

https://www.wired.com/story/embark-self-driving-truck-deliveries/
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: ergophobe on November 13, 2017, 10:11:17 PM
Wow... I am definitely going to try to nurse my old cars for another few years...
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on November 14, 2017, 12:02:13 PM
QuoteWisconsin highway planners are studying the possibility of placing driverless vehicle lanes on I-94 to serve Foxconn's mega factory in Racine County.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/14/foxconn-driverless-cars-wisconsin-highway/
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on March 09, 2018, 03:27:03 PM
Waymo is testing self-driving trucks in Atlanta

The announcement comes just days after Uber pulled the wraps off its own self-driving truck pilot in Arizona.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40542125/waymo-is-testing-self-driving-trucks-in-atlanta

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>I am definitely going to try to nurse my old cars for another few years...

Same.  I now think a $30-40k, Level 4+, EV vehicle will be available in about 5 years.  I want one.
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on December 13, 2019, 04:21:35 PM
Self-Driving Semi Truck Hauls Load of Butter 2800 Miles in 3 Days
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30200730/self-driving-semitruck-cross-country/

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In the US, the average tractor-trailer get 5-6 mpg. 300 gallon capacity (2 x 150 saddle tanks) is the standard for long-haul.  So, conservatively, range is somewhere around 1600 miles.
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on December 18, 2019, 11:21:50 PM
California lets driverless trucks, cargo vans test on public roads
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/california-lets-driverless-trucks-cargo-vans-test-on-public-roads.html
Title: Re: Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Running Route Between El Paso TX to Palm Springs CA
Post by: rcjordan on November 30, 2022, 08:10:29 PM
>autonomous trucks built and operated by the startup Embark have been hauling Frigidaire refrigerators 650 miles along the I-10 freeway, from a warehouse in El Paso, Texas, to a distribution center in Palm Springs, California.

Autonomous Trucking Software Upstart Embark Has Quietly Gone From $5B+ To Basically Worthless - Slashdot

https://slashdot.org/story/22/11/30/1718239/autonomous-trucking-software-upstart-embark-has-quietly-gone-from-5b-to-basically-worthless
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