{"id":3359,"date":"2017-10-17T11:30:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transcourt.com\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2023-04-06T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:38:14","slug":"how-long-before-self-driving-trucks-are-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transcourt.com\/fr\/2017\/10\/how-long-before-self-driving-trucks-are-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"How long before self-driving trucks are a reality?"},"content":{"rendered":"

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. \u2013 The technology for modern-day society to look like an episode of\u00a0The Jetsons<\/em>\u00a0is here, but the infrastructure to support that kind of life, isn\u2019t. That was the consensus of the future of trucking panel at this year\u2019s Surface Transportation Summit, who focused on technology at the October 11 event.<\/p>\n

By far, the most exciting and \u201csexy\u201d technology topic in the world of trucking today is self-driving vehicles. And though the industry has proven the ability for a truck to roll down the highway without human intervention is possible, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to happen in the near future, panelists agreed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe technology is there today to run autonomous vehicles,\u201d Kudla said likening the technology to modern-day airlines. \u201cI\u2019ve used this analogy before\u2026but 99% of an airplane flight is done by a computer. But the day a pilot isn\u2019t in it, I\u2019m not getting on that plane. Every one of the major OEMs has trucks running autonomously, but to have trucks on the road without drivers in them concerns me. And I don\u2019t know if our governments or infrastructure will ever let that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ritchie Huang, manager of engineering and safety in the compliance and regulatory affairs division at Daimler Trucks North America, agreed saying Daimler has similar views.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the Daimler perspective, we don\u2019t see the driver being out of the picture for a very, very long time,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is a need for the driver. You hear a lot of hype, and press about it, but we don\u2019t believe that these self-driving trucks or driverless trucks will be here any time soon. The reason being there is not enough safety data out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: TruckNews, https:\/\/www.trucknews.com\/transportation\/panel-discusses-future-trucking-technology\/1003081465\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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