Truck Driver Shortage to reach 175,000 in 2024(bloomberg.com)
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Truck Driver Shortage to reach 175,000 in 2024
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-17/-smokey-and-the-bandit-charm-fades-as-truck-driver-hiring-lags
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>If I just need personnel on site to handle on-/offloading and paperwork, maybe maneuvering into the loading bay, there is no justification to carry that personnel on the truck
Or you put them on the truck like the train operators in Singapore - they're there in case something goes wrong, not to actually run the trains
Or you put them on the truck like the train operators in Singapore - they're there in case something goes wrong, not to actually run the trains
This is why it's logistics companies that are investing the most (and the longest) in fully-autonomous and augmented-assistance trucks (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/mercedes-actros-platoon-europ...)
I remember seeing self-driving trucks being tested 15+ years ago on an episode of History Channel's Modern Marvels
I remember seeing self-driving trucks being tested 15+ years ago on an episode of History Channel's Modern Marvels
BTW, I don't buy the "we want to make highways safer, not cut the truck driver out of the equation" speak. If I just need personnel on site to handle on-/offloading and paperwork, maybe maneuvering into the loading bay, there is no justification to carry that personnel on the truck.