Yeah the same they used to said 100 years ago when Ford started to make cars . History has shown us that technology is merciless and no matter what will always beat us as civilization. You have two options die or adapt.
And that is the issue, other drivers. I hope the computers are super adaptive because the things drivers do around semi-trucks - I think many of them are playing a game with us because no way are they that unintelligent. @@killer2600
They trying to figure out how to find a legitimate way to get rid of us drivers before we come together and have a major strike so they are preparing before it happens. Drivers we need to act fast before its too late......
So true but most truck drivers will not stand and strike They will put 95% out of work just because we cannot unify and strike beforehand and make them know how important we r
I know my truck’s sensors for the adaptive cruise control fail with rain, and just about any snow. A lot of this won’t do well in the northeast, not only because of weather, but the shitty way our roads are.
Wait until the electronics start malfunctioning just like a Freightliner 😂. I drove a 2018 and now a 2023 and they still have the exact same safety systems problems.
Its not even just freightliner. Everybrands safety systems have the same issues, and the equipment has been around for years at this point. They keep adding more instead of focusing on fixing what theyve already got so that it works right at the bare minimum
Both our brand new 2024 Frieghtliner and Volvo's have been in the shop with less than 6k due to an emissions problem and a software glitch. Neither "driver assist" gives me any confidence. Lane assist would be ok if it didn't sound an alarm every time a vehicle I see passes or I change lanes!
Don’t fool yourself. If these people could make this a reality, they would do it in a Heartbeat. They are coming for your job. It’s a just a matter of time. It might take them 10-20 years but they are coming.
@@platinumjohnson4380they were releasing videos heavily in 2016 when OTTO was a thing. We see how that went. Kodiak refusing to release video footage of their trucking driving autonomously through road construction on 635 in Dallas but proudly speak of the supposed autonomous truck lanes from Dallas to Atlanta. They figured out 90% of self driving but that last 10% is given them hell. I give 10-20 years as well.
I should be able to retire in 10 years, but definitely in 20. If a robot takes a job I’m no longer doing, I don’t mind. Younger people don’t want this kind of work, it seems, so maybe the robots can inherit them.
We have been in it a while! Having to log into 2 apps an being tracked on both an a camera in my face talking shit all day! I’m on a leave rn from the industry and Idfk if I wanna step back in Having safety being able to have a live stream from the in cab of my truck I drive locally get the fuck out of here smh
@@someguyfromtheinternet5102 Ever heard of these inward camera companies don’t care. They’re like if you don’t like it quit. We knew what we were signing up for.
If the GOV wanted to make trucking safer they should require all truck driver to be paid by the hour not CPM it would be something like this calculate how many hours it would take to get from shipper to receiver legally and pay them a good hourly fee that cover all the expenses and give a profit. Then that would take out any reason to speed and be in a hurry. And do not let the receiver unload early
Yes, but will they hold the owner/CEO of trucking corporation responsible when he fails to maintain control of the vehicle he chose to operate without a driver in it?
Who’s gonna chain a load down , tarp the load and to do cargo checks ? Who’s gonna check a reefer to make sure it’s working properly? Who opens the doors before bumping a dock? I can go on and on…
Oh cmon they know you don’t really need to do any of the crap checking cargo, and I’m SURE the shipper will gladly take upon the responsibilities of chaining loads and tarping! Then someone from fmsca can just meet the truck at different points for cargo checks 😂
do some deep dive research. politicians are protecting your jobs right now. the success of what they have fielded in CA and MT is scary for you guys future
Only got into trucking to finish my degree, once I graduate I’m out but I will always renew my CDL because it’s a good skill to have. I don’t want to get burned when automated trucks really start getting rolled out..
I’ve seen these trucks on the interstate. They still have a driver in the vehicle. But, I can definitely see this happening with mega carriers first. Particularly with in-line routes. Old Dominion, UPS, Walmart, Amazon, Yellow, type of carriers. They probably will end up building their own fuel stations for service to fuel or switch batteries, clean sensors, inspect trucks, ect… But, to deliver the goods to the customers, they will still need someone to actually unload the trailers. Traverse locally in places like the New York metropolitan area, and to dock in places that are not fit for a “ driverless truck “ to traverse. Would definitely like to see a driverless truck go into the places I have to go, like junk-scrap yards, or those places that the dock is in a blind corner and behind trees and sunken in. Point being, mega carriers, from point A to point B, dock to dock type of loads will be first to go. The yard Jockey jobs as well within these companies will also be taken. But, companies that extrapolate goods from the places that are not set up , or designed for driverless vehicles to traverse and dock into their facilities will still need an actual driver to operate the vehicle. I only have about 7- 10 more years before I decide to retire, or leave the country. Or both… I am lucky enough to work for a relatively small company that produces their own products. But the places I have to go for raw materials and products, I seriously doubt a driverless semi truck would be practical. The pot holed, dirt-gravel lots, and blind-tight spots would be enough for the driverless truck to be invalidated. Not to mention the dust bowls we go into clouding the sensors and throwing mud everywhere. Also, would like to see who would be responsible for the weight distribution on the trailer.. who is going to responsible to slide the tandem’s, and who is going to stop the shippers from overloading the trailer? Who’s responsible to secure the load? Where are these trucks going to park when the weather gets rough? Who is going to be responsible for going out to the middle of nowhere to clean the snow off the truck? If you think we have a supply chain problem now, just wait for the time when you see hundreds, if not thousands of driverless trucks stuck in route because of a heavy downpour or snow storm. Last point, they can boast about driverless trucks all they want, but the practicality is far reaching, and our infrastructure at the moment is subpar at best. There are too many factors that make this impossible for the United States to go fully automated. Going to be funny when an automated truck stops because a gust of wind blew a little too hard. They are going to find out that a driver does a whole lot more than just drive. ( THAT WE AREN’T PAID FOR!!!! )
Besides the astronomical impacts to people’s employment, A computer will never be able to replace a driver that is good at his job and paying attention to the road in front of and around him.
Just wait for in the middle of no where and a cop has someone else pulled over and one of these trucks pass and pulls to the right because of the lights flashing and the truck just sits there.
😂 scare tactics. It would be easier to get rid of a commercial pilot and a captain out of a container ship then to make self driving semi safe even with getting regular 4 wheelers of the road.
I give a paycheck to see Peter puffer and his family walk out in front of one to see how safe it is These companies blew smoke up a guys ass who doesn't know anything about trucks
Bridgestone in north carolina is using self driving trucks to haul tires towards Lawrenceville, ga they are running at night. Around 3 am the trucks go thru Atlanta then head west towards Houston. So it's coming
They're trying to prevent accidents involving trucks, huh?? Ooooh, so they think accidents involving trucks are mostly caused by truck drivers. Well, if they get these self-driving trucks approved, they will find out what really goes on on the roads and how many accidents we actually avoid and prevent by giving up our right of way, etc, while braking and maneuvering in a manner that will protect the cargo we are hauling. People test us all the time - all impatient but mainly young drivers. They love to jump from behind us when we signal and speed up next to us to prevent us from chamging lanes and also cut across our trucks very closely from the middle lane to the exit last minute. That is why I don't drive in the right lane on multiple lane roads in areas with many exits. I'll never forget the car that cut infront of me then brake last minute at the light. I had to brake so hard, the cargo ripped the rivets out the etrac rail and bent the rail. I had the distance calculated and was braking accordingly when he took away my braking distance and I was very heavy. These are just a few of the challenges we face on the roads on a daily basis. They better tes, test, test and test well because every mile can bring you a new challenge - after 5-years, I still experience new challenges from regular drivers (Non-CDL) just about every day I'm go out on the roads. Some things I would never have thought a driver would do around a very big and heavy piece of equipment, risking their lives and others around them. I reiterate, test well. Test well.
It’s not happening soon. There is too much going on that a robot truck can’t account for yet. The ONLY way self driving semis can be a thing is if ALL cars are autonomous and no one is allowed to drive anymore. Otherwise there is too much to account for.
If we want to win the battle against driverless vehicles, (and other potentially dangerous robots) let's stop calling them autonomous vehicles. The term gives the impression that nobody is responsible for it's actions. The truck may be driverless, but that does not mean that there isn't someone who is still morally and legally responsible for it's safe operation. A human being, who makes a choice to put a driverless vehicle on the road is responsible to operate it. When his vehicle commits an error, resulting in a collision, injury, or death, it is the owner who has failed to operate his vehicle in a safe manner. He needs to be ticketed and prosecuted personally. If we the people hold people personally responsible for the operation of the devices they own/operate, regardless if that operation is by using his mind to control his body to operate that truck, or if he uses computers and artificial intelligence to operate that truck, we can bring this threat by greedy corporate thugs against our jobs and our freedom to a grinding halt.
I first got my CDL in 1989. It was a (Class one license) back then. People back then use to tell me that self driving trucks were coming and I won’t be needed. Just retired 2024. I’m glad I did with $1.7M saved in my 401K and Roth IRA. House paid off , Cars paid off, No debt and never saw a self driving truck.
I’m with that company you worked for. The WayMo Via trucks shared a drop yard with us in TX. What I noticed most about their ‘drivers’ is that they spent most of their time cleaning the lights mirrors and cameras on those trucks. ‘Otto’ has been running beer loads from Boulder CO to Grand Junction Co for a couple of decades now. I’m amazed that driverless truck with a cargo of beer hasn’t been hijacked yet in CO…. Amazing. There already has been the penultimate, well tested, and safe and efficient ‘driverless trucks’ competing with us for the entirety of the history of the trucking industry. It is called the train. Intermodal transportation. Well…… for .14/mile west of the Rockies. Anyone up to try to compete with .14/mile?
They are primarily just useful for line-haul. Terminal to terminal. One company has tested on public road with no driver on board and has done this through traffic, intersections, construction, etc.
I predict self driving will slowly push out drivers to put in their 2 weeks over a period of time. The pay is good but inflation has chipped away of the salary making it feel like we don’t get paid a lot anymore, therefore making it not good and companies aren’t really focusing on that aspect Inflation and the government continuously printing money combined with self driving will slowly push out drivers non stop regulations and this is a recipe for Self Driving to thrive
I must agree with the government and billionaires the majority of drivers are to old school and not wanting to make a way for the next driver to realize we must form a union (not me been saying this for years) Longshoreman is negotiating a deal to not allow automation on the ports 🤷🏾♂️ truckers could park for one week and stop automation autonomous trucks and brokers taking all of the money! But y'all we wait and wait until the last minute when we are no longer needed but I'm just a trucker but thankfully I have a college education and a few skill trades under my belt There is strength in numbers but one weak link will bring us down 😢 😢
I'm not a trucker. But have driven Ulber/Lyft and do use the map function a fair amount. 1st thing is they have to get the maps a lot more accurate. I've often been directed to places a half mile away and on the wrong side of an interstate (which took a 5 mile trip to get to the place across the interstate). Easy to do in a smaller car. Much harder to do in any large truck. 2nd, fair weather day testing is so far from real world driving during "non-fair" weather. My guess is that in the snow or icy conditions that either these trucks just stop in their traffic lane or the truck will end up in the ditch.
Also when the sensors get blocked from snow and sand and salt who’s going to uncover? The truck won’t work then??? When the truck has dirty windshield who’s cleaning those? How is truck going to plug itself up to repower? If there’s a shutdown because of accident for hours will the truck die of battery life? Who’s doing the pretrip and post trip truck? Oh good luck with all the fun stuff in trucking .
What they are currently doing is not practical now but, it may create some useful tools for future use. But the changes nessasary will take a long time to develop. I'll be long gone by then, so I'm not worried.
The problem is under test conditions it is a controlled environment. If you want a real test, put it on a actual busy road way, with the unpredictability of others on the road. Not all truck and bus accidents are on us drivers, often times it is the actions of others. Just like that "Texas crash, where the drive of a passenger van lost control and hit a truck. The family of the one who caused that accident filed lawsuit against the trucking company and driver off the truck. "I believe that happened" i think they won? Which is wrong, if they did.
5 to 10 years from now tops, it will roll out slowly at first. Remember when The Tesla roadster came out and in about 10 years Tesla was a full-blown Autumn manufacturer.
People worry to much , all this stuff is great when there’s what 3 cars on the road. What about 3000 cars. One day when everyone is using flying cars then you can have self drivers but it’s so far off. Just remember this every time you see the news where drivers are involved in these deadly accidents it makes them work faster to accomplish this.
Bring them on can't hardly wait. After 26 years of no time for friends and family , very good let's get them going. Hope that works out great for all . Ha haa.
They are testing this on a closed test track roadway, where it is a well maintained surface road. What about real life roadways, with potholes, uneven lanes,, or edges that catch the tires and make the truck swerve ? Or the four wheelers driving like they do around trucks ??
Show me a test where they are operating in -20 temp with 45 mph winds with 18” of snow. Like a real driver has to drive through. They do the most simple test just to show off.
Keep up the good work mother trucker and stop worrying about what people say about your videos. If they don’t like it, they can watch someone else videos. Don’t worry about what haters say. God bless you and your family merry Christmas.🙏🏽🐐🚛🇺🇸
What they don’t know is that most of the accidents are caused by small car drivers I mean am not generalizing but an 80 % of the accident are caused by smaller car drivers
Introducing driverless semi truck vehicles is just greedy and dangerous... the roads are in terrible condition and a truck will flip easily... other bad drivers issues, sudden equipment failures problems... its just a terrible idea.. ALSO the trucks are targets for theft
Probably only going to work for local companies that don't need to move freight cross country, areas where weather is stable all the time, but mountain, or extreme weather area's or even where the sun regularly blinds you at time of day, i dont think computer would be able to work once going into a cave or under ground places.Maybe not so much.
They showed that the truck knows how to slow down and move over for cops, but what if that cop is hand signaling to stop? Does it understand that? Sometimes an officer may be telling you to stop because of a lane closure issue.
Why I am not surprised by this I really and truly feel bad for the people who think that the so-called FMCSA cares about owner operator because they are only for the rich and famous!!!
There's millions of shippers and receivers located such a ridiculously places ,it's not designed for semi trucks,of course not for self driving trucks too
So, what happens when the vehicle behind the automated truck passes on blindspots to right?... Or what happens when pedestrian runs into the highway unexpectedly?
So, they should get the worst drivers on the road that like to tailgate trucks, stay next to trucks so they can't merge quickly because the 4 wheelers want to save fuel. Then they should do this test. This is a controlled test on a controlled testing site. Again, not real world scenario that truck drivers have to deal with everyday. All police officers/ Highway patrol should have to be with local state truck drivers for a month to see what they have to put up with on the road every day for a month before the officers gets to work Highway patrol. This goes to show, that police officers and the FMCSA still look at truck drivers as criminals. Many moons ago I got pulled into Banning California with all the other truck drivers and I could'nt help but laugh because on the highway next to Banning there were U-hauls, Ryder trucks , Motorhomes etc that could be carrying all kinds of illegal stuff and they were pulling in commercial trucks. Can you say DUH! I am glad I don't have to drive a commercial truck in California any more. This video reminds me of that garbage where its what the Police and Greedy people (Gov/Corporations) want, not what is best for the driver. There are many times as a truck driver that you can't just pull right over right now garbage. They know this, that is why they will still have a person sitting in the seat so they can have someone to blame when the technology fails, like it always does. Remember, your not just a truck driver you are a revenue generator!
Normally would just brush this off quickly but for some reason this stupid topic keeps being brought up. If your a veteran truck driver you will know the answer to this. So for the ones that are new ,confused ,worried, or concerned this idea of mass self driving trucks could only happen if there's a CDL driver in that truck! Why? There are way too many variations of events that happen daily with a truck/trailer the list is unlimited! Fmcsa should make 1 statement only and it should be we now will focus on fixing the shortage of truck parking!!
Even if you don't think self driving semi trucks will happen in our life time. It's good to always know what FMCSA is doing.
This aint gunna happen in my lifetime...😂😂😂
What their gunna do next autonomous Airplaines
Did you see what happened in Pecos Tx? Such a sad incident and us as drivers need to do better.
timeline for a self driving truck is the same as the timeline for an autonomous humanoid robot that can operate one more effectively than a human.
@@markiemularky924airplanes are actually much easier to do 😂
we should just come together and outlaw this shit 🙂
When its icy and rainy with real traffic. Never gonna work.
Yeah the same they used to said 100 years ago when Ford started to make cars . History has shown us that technology is merciless and no matter what will always beat us as civilization. You have two options die or adapt.
Accident waiting to happen
Give it time, they make it work. Don't sleep on corporations trying to save money by laying off their workforce.
There is nothing safe about computers driving 80000 pounds around your loved ones
I trust a computer to do what it's told more than I trust any of the drivers (2, 4, or 18+ wheeler) out here to do what they're told.
Yeah until a shortcut happens and then bang
You’re trusting sensors with everyone’s lives
@@ak_getright9905 my computer freeze all the time
And that is the issue, other drivers. I hope the computers are super adaptive because the things drivers do around semi-trucks - I think many of them are playing a game with us because no way are they that unintelligent. @@killer2600
They trying to figure out how to find a legitimate way to get rid of us drivers before we come together and have a major strike so they are preparing before it happens. Drivers we need to act fast before its too late......
So true but most truck drivers will not stand and strike
They will put 95% out of work just because we cannot unify and strike beforehand and make them know how important we r
Half these dudes to damn dumb to get that part.
Where's the artificial snow ❄️ and extreme rain? 🌧 Yeah, they have a long way to go. 🚛
I know my truck’s sensors for the adaptive cruise control fail with rain, and just about any snow. A lot of this won’t do well in the northeast, not only because of weather, but the shitty way our roads are.
Wait until the electronics start malfunctioning just like a Freightliner 😂. I drove a 2018 and now a 2023 and they still have the exact same safety systems problems.
Its not even just freightliner. Everybrands safety systems have the same issues, and the equipment has been around for years at this point. They keep adding more instead of focusing on fixing what theyve already got so that it works right at the bare minimum
Both our brand new 2024 Frieghtliner and Volvo's have been in the shop with less than 6k due to an emissions problem and a software glitch. Neither "driver assist" gives me any confidence. Lane assist would be ok if it didn't sound an alarm every time a vehicle I see passes or I change lanes!
The absolute most dangerous, most insane action that can be imposed upon the American roadway.
To all companies that are entertaining this thought of autonomous trucks, have plenty of money for the lawsuits coming your way.
Don’t fool yourself. If these people could make this a reality, they would do it in a Heartbeat. They are coming for your job. It’s a just a matter of time. It might take them 10-20 years but they are coming.
If they are showing the videos, they are getting ready to roll it out now. Otherwise, it would have remained a secret.
@@platinumjohnson4380they were releasing videos heavily in 2016 when OTTO was a thing. We see how that went. Kodiak refusing to release video footage of their trucking driving autonomously through road construction on 635 in Dallas but proudly speak of the supposed autonomous truck lanes from Dallas to Atlanta. They figured out 90% of self driving but that last 10% is given them hell. I give 10-20 years as well.
Agreed, I give it another 5 years before truck drivers start freaking out.
I should be able to retire in 10 years, but definitely in 20. If a robot takes a job I’m no longer doing, I don’t mind. Younger people don’t want this kind of work, it seems, so maybe the robots can inherit them.
Welcome.
To the surveillance state.
We have been in it a while!
Having to log into 2 apps an being tracked on both an a camera in my face talking shit all day! I’m on a leave rn from the industry and Idfk if I wanna step back in
Having safety being able to have a live stream from the in cab of my truck I drive locally get the fuck out of here smh
Ever heard of the patriot act?
@@someguyfromtheinternet5102 Ever heard of these inward camera companies don’t care. They’re like if you don’t like it quit. We knew what we were signing up for.
If the GOV wanted to make trucking safer they should require all truck driver to be paid by the hour not CPM it would be something like this calculate how many hours it would take to get from shipper to receiver legally and pay them a good hourly fee that cover all the expenses and give a profit. Then that would take out any reason to speed and be in a hurry. And do not let the receiver unload early
The only good thing about automated trucks is that they won't be able to blame a truck driver .
Yes, but will they hold the owner/CEO of trucking corporation responsible when he fails to maintain control of the vehicle he chose to operate without a driver in it?
They put big money into this but also will be paying more if some shit goes wrong.
Who’s gonna chain a load down , tarp the load and to do cargo checks ? Who’s gonna check a reefer to make sure it’s working properly? Who opens the doors before bumping a dock? I can go on and on…
Yard workers but even all of that can be industrialized. People used to assemble and weld entire cars until we made robots.
Oh cmon they know you don’t really need to do any of the crap checking cargo, and I’m SURE the shipper will gladly take upon the responsibilities of chaining loads and tarping! Then someone from fmsca can just meet the truck at different points for cargo checks 😂
That's your argument lmao, 😂 😂
So when one get pulled in who is going to jail for not helping do a inspection
Trucker Justice needs to happen to these.
I give that another 20 years until then keep trucking guys don't worry!!
Yup, at least 20.
do some deep dive research. politicians are protecting your jobs right now. the success of what they have fielded in CA and MT is scary for you guys future
This is a shill acct
Maybe 20 years. I own a Tesla model 3, it will drive you from point A to point B and park itself without you ever touching the steering wheel.
@@twothumbs8925truck is different
What in the wide wide world of WTF man! Crazy!
What about traffic flaggers in a construction zone, or police officers directing traffic?
Didn’t even think about that one
This isn't real world testing. I would like to see how it does in heavy traffic and extreme weather.
Only got into trucking to finish my degree, once I graduate I’m out but I will always renew my CDL because it’s a good skill to have. I don’t want to get burned when automated trucks really start getting rolled out..
I said the same thing 17yrs ago. Got my degree and still haven't gotten in the field I got my degree for.
I'd like to see how this performs during P&D deliveries in busy Dallas traffic.
Or any where near Manhattan or 5 Burroughs where I'm sure it'll be mia because of theft. I'm sure bits and pieces will be found at the scrap yard
they are testing these trucks in perfect road conditions any real driver knows there is no such thing as a perfect road condition
I’ve seen these trucks on the interstate. They still have a driver in the vehicle. But, I can definitely see this happening with mega carriers first.
Particularly with in-line routes. Old Dominion, UPS, Walmart, Amazon, Yellow, type of carriers. They probably will end up building their own fuel stations for service to fuel or switch batteries, clean sensors, inspect trucks, ect…
But, to deliver the goods to the customers, they will still need someone to actually unload the trailers. Traverse locally in places like the New York metropolitan area, and to dock in places that are not fit for a “ driverless truck “ to traverse.
Would definitely like to see a driverless truck go into the places I have to go, like junk-scrap yards, or those places that the dock is in a blind corner and behind trees and sunken in.
Point being, mega carriers, from point A to point B, dock to dock type of loads will be first to go. The yard Jockey jobs as well within these companies will also be taken.
But, companies that extrapolate goods from the places that are not set up , or designed for driverless vehicles to traverse and dock into their facilities will still need an actual driver to operate the vehicle.
I only have about 7- 10 more years before I decide to retire, or leave the country. Or both… I am lucky enough to work for a relatively small company that produces their own products. But the places I have to go for raw materials and products, I seriously doubt a driverless semi truck would be practical.
The pot holed, dirt-gravel lots, and blind-tight spots would be enough for the driverless truck to be invalidated. Not to mention the dust bowls we go into clouding the sensors and throwing mud everywhere.
Also, would like to see who would be responsible for the weight distribution on the trailer.. who is going to responsible to slide the tandem’s, and who is going to stop the shippers from overloading the trailer? Who’s responsible to secure the load? Where are these trucks going to park when the weather gets rough? Who is going to be responsible for going out to the middle of nowhere to clean the snow off the truck?
If you think we have a supply chain problem now, just wait for the time when you see hundreds, if not thousands of driverless trucks stuck in route because of a heavy downpour or snow storm.
Last point, they can boast about driverless trucks all they want, but the practicality is far reaching, and our infrastructure at the moment is subpar at best. There are too many factors that make this impossible for the United States to go fully automated.
Going to be funny when an automated truck stops because a gust of wind blew a little too hard.
They are going to find out that a driver does a whole lot more than just drive. ( THAT WE AREN’T PAID FOR!!!! )
Besides the astronomical impacts to people’s employment, A computer will never be able to replace a driver that is good at his job and paying attention to the road in front of and around him.
What a joke...
Big joke so sad 😢
NOT WORRIED.
using our tax dollars to put us out of work? how is that constitutional?
President Musk has received billions of dollars from the tax payers.
You obviously have never read the constitution.
Just wait for in the middle of no where and a cop has someone else pulled over and one of these trucks pass and pulls to the right because of the lights flashing and the truck just sits there.
good luck getting ride of flatbed drivers
Self driving trucks very spooky 😢 🙏
😂 scare tactics. It would be easier to get rid of a commercial pilot and a captain out of a container ship then to make self driving semi safe even with getting regular 4 wheelers of the road.
I give a paycheck to see Peter puffer and his family walk out in front of one to see how safe it is
These companies blew smoke up a guys ass who doesn't know anything about trucks
I bet you heard that on Fox News. Do you dream about peters? I bet you do
They catch on fire! They cant be put out, have to burn out. Danger to the roadways and public. BS
Bridgestone in north carolina is using self driving trucks to haul tires towards Lawrenceville, ga they are running at night. Around 3 am the trucks go thru Atlanta then head west towards Houston. So it's coming
COMMON , WHO'S GONNA CLEAN ALLLL THE SENSORS WHEN ITS SNOWING 🌨 ! ONLY A HUMAN BEING CAN DRIVE A SEMI , AND MANAGED THE SECURITY !
##abolishFMCSA and Make Trucking Great Again!
ATA is in on it.
So who is performing the daily truck and trailer inspections we're supposed to log?
make cmvs safer. 😂😂😂😂😂 thats the most hilarious thing I've heard this month.
They're trying to prevent accidents involving trucks, huh?? Ooooh, so they think accidents involving trucks are mostly caused by truck drivers. Well, if they get these self-driving trucks approved, they will find out what really goes on on the roads and how many accidents we actually avoid and prevent by giving up our right of way, etc, while braking and maneuvering in a manner that will protect the cargo we are hauling. People test us all the time - all impatient but mainly young drivers. They love to jump from behind us when we signal and speed up next to us to prevent us from chamging lanes and also cut across our trucks very closely from the middle lane to the exit last minute. That is why I don't drive in the right lane on multiple lane roads in areas with many exits. I'll never forget the car that cut infront of me then brake last minute at the light. I had to brake so hard, the cargo ripped the rivets out the etrac rail and bent the rail. I had the distance calculated and was braking accordingly when he took away my braking distance and I was very heavy. These are just a few of the challenges we face on the roads on a daily basis. They better tes, test, test and test well because every mile can bring you a new challenge - after 5-years, I still experience new challenges from regular drivers (Non-CDL) just about every day I'm go out on the roads. Some things I would never have thought a driver would do around a very big and heavy piece of equipment, risking their lives and others around them. I reiterate, test well. Test well.
It’s not happening soon. There is too much going on that a robot truck can’t account for yet. The ONLY way self driving semis can be a thing is if ALL cars are autonomous and no one is allowed to drive anymore. Otherwise there is too much to account for.
If we want to win the battle against driverless vehicles, (and other potentially dangerous robots) let's stop calling them autonomous vehicles. The term gives the impression that nobody is responsible for it's actions. The truck may be driverless, but that does not mean that there isn't someone who is still morally and legally responsible for it's safe operation.
A human being, who makes a choice to put a driverless vehicle on the road is responsible to operate it. When his vehicle commits an error, resulting in a collision, injury, or death, it is the owner who has failed to operate his vehicle in a safe manner. He needs to be ticketed and prosecuted personally. If we the people hold people personally responsible for the operation of the devices they own/operate, regardless if that operation is by using his mind to control his body to operate that truck, or if he uses computers and artificial intelligence to operate that truck, we can bring this threat by greedy corporate thugs against our jobs and our freedom to a grinding halt.
I first got my CDL in 1989. It was a (Class one license) back then. People back then use to tell me that self driving trucks were coming and I won’t be needed. Just retired 2024. I’m glad I did with $1.7M saved in my 401K and Roth IRA. House paid off , Cars paid off, No debt and never saw a self driving truck.
I’m with that company you worked for. The WayMo Via trucks shared a drop yard with us in TX. What I noticed most about their ‘drivers’ is that they spent most of their time cleaning the lights mirrors and cameras on those trucks.
‘Otto’ has been running beer loads from Boulder CO to Grand Junction Co for a couple of decades now. I’m amazed that driverless truck with a cargo of beer hasn’t been hijacked yet in CO….
Amazing.
There already has been the penultimate, well tested, and safe and efficient ‘driverless trucks’ competing with us for the entirety of the history of the trucking industry.
It is called the train. Intermodal transportation.
Well…… for .14/mile west of the Rockies.
Anyone up to try to compete with .14/mile?
They are primarily just useful for line-haul. Terminal to terminal. One company has tested on public road with no driver on board and has done this through traffic, intersections, construction, etc.
I predict self driving will slowly push out drivers to put in their 2 weeks over a period of time.
The pay is good but inflation has chipped away of the salary making it feel like we don’t get paid a lot anymore, therefore making it not good and companies aren’t really focusing on that aspect
Inflation and the government continuously printing money combined with self driving will slowly push out drivers non stop regulations and this is a recipe for Self Driving to thrive
does the fmcsa have a ceo ?
With nothing said about if the lane was clear before automatically moving over. Oh, sorry Kia, you weren't supposed to be there.
I must agree with the government and billionaires the majority of drivers are to old school and not wanting to make a way for the next driver to realize we must form a union (not me been saying this for years)
Longshoreman is negotiating a deal to not allow automation on the ports 🤷🏾♂️ truckers could park for one week and stop automation autonomous trucks and brokers taking all of the money! But y'all we wait and wait until the last minute when we are no longer needed but I'm just a trucker but thankfully I have a college education and a few skill trades under my belt
There is strength in numbers but one weak link will bring us down 😢
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I see the trucking right into the building in the future
I'll never trust my life to a computer sorry
FMCSA have an announcement everday
I'm not a trucker. But have driven Ulber/Lyft and do use the map function a fair amount. 1st thing is they have to get the maps a lot more accurate. I've often been directed to places a half mile away and on the wrong side of an interstate (which took a 5 mile trip to get to the place across the interstate). Easy to do in a smaller car. Much harder to do in any large truck.
2nd, fair weather day testing is so far from real world driving during "non-fair" weather. My guess is that in the snow or icy conditions that either these trucks just stop in their traffic lane or the truck will end up in the ditch.
Pilot is working on a system for driverless trucks to automatically refuel without human help.
Also when the sensors get blocked from snow and sand and salt who’s going to uncover? The truck won’t work then???
When the truck has dirty windshield who’s cleaning those? How is truck going to plug itself up to repower? If there’s a shutdown because of accident for hours will the truck die of battery life?
Who’s doing the pretrip and post trip truck?
Oh good luck with all the fun stuff in trucking .
Now let’s see how it handles car drivers sitting in the blind spots cutting it off and break checking
What they are currently doing is not practical now but, it may create some useful tools for future use. But the changes nessasary will take a long time to develop. I'll be long gone by then, so I'm not worried.
Yeah just had one of those cabs go in a opposite lane in a construction site 😞😞
It won't work and a waste of money, it would be a disaster.
There’s already companies using self driving trucks for part of their fleet. Aurora.
The problem is under test conditions it is a controlled environment. If you want a real test, put it on a actual busy road way, with the unpredictability of others on the road.
Not all truck and bus accidents are on us drivers, often times it is the actions of others. Just like that "Texas crash, where the drive of a passenger van lost control and hit a truck. The family of the one who caused that accident filed lawsuit against the trucking company and driver off the truck. "I believe that happened" i think they won? Which is wrong, if they did.
If these self driving trucks take food off my table, sabotage will be my new job.
5 to 10 years from now tops, it will roll out slowly at first. Remember when The Tesla roadster came out and in about 10 years Tesla was a full-blown Autumn manufacturer.
People worry to much , all this stuff is great when there’s what 3 cars on the road. What about 3000 cars. One day when everyone is using flying cars then you can have self drivers but it’s so far off. Just remember this every time you see the news where drivers are involved in these deadly accidents it makes them work faster to accomplish this.
Stupid idea's win stupid prize's.
What does Elon have to do with it. He has said the technology is no there yet or expects to be there anytime soon.
I bet you heard that on Fox News
Bring them on can't hardly wait. After 26 years of no time for friends and family , very good let's get them going. Hope that works out great for all . Ha haa.
They are testing this on a closed test track roadway, where it is a well maintained surface road. What about real life roadways, with potholes, uneven lanes,, or edges that catch the tires and make the truck swerve ? Or the four wheelers driving like they do around trucks ??
No worries guys it will never happen guaranteed 💯
Those things scared the dough. I try to me when I’m on the road. There’s no human in there that’s what scary.
Show me a test where they are operating in -20 temp with 45 mph winds with 18” of snow. Like a real driver has to drive through. They do the most simple test just to show off.
Keep up the good work mother trucker and stop worrying about what people say about your videos. If they don’t like it, they can watch someone else videos. Don’t worry about what haters say. God bless you and your family merry Christmas.🙏🏽🐐🚛🇺🇸
Until you have a drone to do a vehicle inspection for you doing an inspection every stop or break, you’ll have a job driving!
What they don’t know is that most of the accidents are caused by small car drivers I mean am not generalizing but an 80 % of the accident are caused by smaller car drivers
Introducing driverless semi truck vehicles is just greedy and dangerous... the roads are in terrible condition and a truck will flip easily... other bad drivers issues, sudden equipment failures problems... its just a terrible idea..
ALSO the trucks are targets for theft
I knew it was going to come to pass! 😂
Probably only going to work for local companies that don't need to move freight cross country, areas where weather is stable all the time, but mountain, or extreme weather area's or even where the sun regularly blinds you at time of day, i dont think computer would be able to work once going into a cave or under ground places.Maybe not so much.
Automatic! Automated !
No more humans in the earth! future of world!
If that’s gonna happen why they make stuff so hard for everyone in the past to get there CDL
They showed that the truck knows how to slow down and move over for cops, but what if that cop is hand signaling to stop? Does it understand that? Sometimes an officer may be telling you to stop because of a lane closure issue.
Why I am not surprised by this I really and truly feel bad for the people who think that the so-called FMCSA cares about owner operator because they are only for the rich and famous!!!
I can tell you this ...Im not sitting in the front seat monitoring and babysitting the computer for minimum wage.
Ticket Cameras every mile would solve millions of more issues. Tailgating, speeding, cars cutting off trucks, etc.
There's millions of shippers and receivers located such a ridiculously places ,it's not designed for semi trucks,of course not for self driving trucks too
This would put people out of work and that’s scary
So how are they going to stop hackers? They obviously haven't and can't stop it !
Refuse to live in fear, stay in today
So, what happens when the vehicle behind the automated truck passes on blindspots to right?... Or what happens when pedestrian runs into the highway unexpectedly?
The only way to have self driving trucks is if all vehicles are self driving.
Just watched the movie Afraid on Netflix. There's a part of the movie where AI took over a Tesla, it didn't end very well.
Our current electric grid can't handle charging them either
So, they should get the worst drivers on the road that like to tailgate trucks, stay next to trucks so they can't merge quickly because the 4 wheelers want to save fuel. Then they should do this test. This is a controlled test on a controlled testing site. Again, not real world scenario that truck drivers have to deal with everyday.
All police officers/ Highway patrol should have to be with local state truck drivers for a month to see what they have to put up with on the road every day for a month before the officers gets to work Highway patrol. This goes to show, that police officers and the FMCSA still look at truck drivers as criminals.
Many moons ago I got pulled into Banning California with all the other truck drivers and I could'nt help but laugh because on the highway next to Banning there were U-hauls, Ryder trucks , Motorhomes etc that could be carrying all kinds of illegal stuff and they were pulling in commercial trucks. Can you say DUH! I am glad I don't have to drive a commercial truck in California any more.
This video reminds me of that garbage where its what the Police and Greedy people (Gov/Corporations) want, not what is best for the driver. There are many times as a truck driver that you can't just pull right over right now garbage. They know this, that is why they will still have a person sitting in the seat so they can have someone to blame when the technology fails, like it always does.
Remember, your not just a truck driver you are a revenue generator!
Where are they getting the money to do this testing ?
This is ridiculous
Real life scenarios are not fixed
Normally would just brush this off quickly but for some reason this stupid topic keeps being brought up. If your a veteran truck driver you will know the answer to this. So for the ones that are new ,confused ,worried, or concerned this idea of mass self driving trucks could only happen if there's a CDL driver in that truck! Why? There are way too many variations of events that happen daily with a truck/trailer the list is unlimited! Fmcsa should make 1 statement only and it should be we now will focus on fixing the shortage of truck parking!!
Let them fix 4wheelers first 😂
What if there's another vehicle next to it ? What's it gonna do?
Can the self driving Truck do its own pre trip and post trip inspection?
And who have now to pay for the ticket, if you have a overloaded axle?
For FMCSA , if the truck fail inspection who will get CSA point? If only company get point, why we and company get point when we fail?