Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on U.S. roads

In less than nine months, Aurora Innovation Inc., an autonomous transportation company, will launch up to 20 driverless trucks carrying loads on Texas highways for partners such as FedEx, Uber Freight and Werner. #selfdriving #trucks #aurora #texas #unitedstates #technology
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[JoseLopez-hpoo]

The governments around the world need to strongly reconsider the taxation on employment as a source of revenue.

[christopherknowles]

I saw one of these on the road the other day and the next thing I know there was a robot voice on the CB calling me the n-word. It’s amazing to see how far the technology has come.

[lavernmuldrow]

This is something that no human being should be okay with. Truck controlled by a computer is so unwise a computer can malfunction, have a glitch ect. Believe me these big machines aren’t any joke. What can be done if an another automobile suddenly loose control what a computer driven big truck can reacted fast enough. It’s so amazing how people want to save money for themselves they rather put people out of work all for the mighty buck. Replacing man for a computer

[rogat]

What happens when you get a bunch of angry people who lost their job as a truck driver to an automated truck? You get a whole lot of tire punctures at red lights

[amoses]

As a truck driver, I hope this experiment fails miserably

[jeffman]

I just wonder how it’s going to do with the sensors covered in snow and ice when winter comes 😂

[mr.joshua]

Id like to see this truck do my job. Delivering and stocking the soda off my trailer

[Tati]

Oh, my. I was not born in America - naturalized citizen - but even I know that truckers are like a piece of American culture. Is it going away?

[brutuscarpathia]

Truck driver here. I find this so funny lol they said all cars would drive there selfs 20 years ago . How did that go? And as of now it’s not happening in the next 20. Far as trucks smh nah not happening. This is just company’s way have grabbed money from the government knowing this is going no where

[YENKOGT]

People are going to be ready to sue and scam this companies...

And i can imagine hackers making them go to another warehouse

[annoyedok]

Scaring away potential drivers with investor scams is going to hurt the trucking industry in the long run.

[SofaaKing]

The very first time someone is hurt by one of these contraptions is going to be very interesting

[enslavedbytruth]

Can it open the trailer doors? Back into the dock? Unhook the trailer and hook up another trailer? NO

[mathew]

The ego of these tech companies is unbelievable.

[AJMammadov]

How about getting fuel?how about chains on winter? These guys trying to leave thousands of people unemployed.
Nobody appreciates hard work of the truck drivers.

[sarahkragness]

Once there are enough massive accidents involving auto-drive semis, they'll re-think this.

[gerald]

Today the automated check out lanes went on strike at a Walmart were I was at for more money or whatever. It was a madhouse and nobody knew what to do.

[pierredelecto]

I respond to truck crashes for a living. 75% of the accidents i respond to are foreign born drivers with little truck driving experience.

The trucking companies already put safety last, its jist an insurance issue for them.

I have little doubt a robot will do better than a guy from india doing 80 mph trying to make his 40 cents a mile pay a living wage.

[joewilshire]

Biden said 3-5 years truckers won't have a job. It's really going to happen, I'm just enjoying last couple years before ai takes over

[BradJumper-gz]

...and they've said since 1980 a robot will make your hamburgers at McDonald's, . Ain't gonna happen