Yes, the accountants of the haulage companies. I am more interested in my safety and the safety of my family who all cycle and walk in London where we are disproportional being slaughtered by badly or illegally driven lorries.
Driverless lorries,,,,
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Drago
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The unemployed drivers will be needed for Soylent Green.
Drago
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That's it - give the Lorry drivers jobs as traffic cops. Poacher turned gamekeeper.
As you said upthread, this is the step towards removing drivers. This is not the end game. This is just the first step towards what is coming which the technology is already there. It is about getting the uk population used to it and slowly making the change. There will be a number of steps in between including removing teh drivers in the conveys, then taking it further into urbanised areas then removing the front driver.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
You really sell living in (that there) London
It's amazing but somewhat spoilt by dangerous driving of lorries and buses. Luckily changes are afoot to help resolve that
Oldfentiger
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So it's just like having an electronic drawbar to form a road train.
Why not just have a steel drawbar, like they do in Australia. Less likely to break. We all know how reliable wireless technology is.
It would mean having one larger engine, rather than 3 or 4 smaller ones.
Why not just have a steel drawbar, like they do in Australia. Less likely to break. We all know how reliable wireless technology is.
It would mean having one larger engine, rather than 3 or 4 smaller ones.
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Clearly I missed off the sarcasm smiley
mustang1
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I think the lorries will only drive themselves on motorways. Perhaps in a decade they will be allowed into the city. I'm fine with them.
Just wondering, how would these convoy lorries get onto the motorways in the first place? Would they be driven to service stations and then form up? When entering a motorway would they ensure that there is enough room for three artics to join the carriageway safely at the same time without other vehicles having to dodge out of the way? Many questions, no answers.
burntoutbanger
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Fully driverless lorries may well happen on motorways between large Distribution Centres for supermarkets, couriers, Amazon etc.
For urban deliveries it'll be decades (if ever) before this happens.
You do all realise what's on these lorries on your local high street don't you?
Who the hell is going to unload all the white goods/furniture/beer/food/cars/laundry/cigarettes/drugs? The health and safety bods will have a field day not to mention the opportunities for theft.
Oh and have fun with your driverless lorry next time you move house.
For urban deliveries it'll be decades (if ever) before this happens.
You do all realise what's on these lorries on your local high street don't you?
Who the hell is going to unload all the white goods/furniture/beer/food/cars/laundry/cigarettes/drugs? The health and safety bods will have a field day not to mention the opportunities for theft.
Oh and have fun with your driverless lorry next time you move house.
Tin Pot
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burntoutbanger
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Tin Pot
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burntoutbanger
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Funnily enough I nearly tripped over one of those little droids the other week as I was delivering three full cages of food to a local hotel, it's a nasty delivery as you have to push the cages up a bit of a slope from the lane.
Anyway I digress, the beer man laughed as he said he'd had the same problem the week before while delivering fifteen kegs and a full cage of spirits, wine and mixers.
Oh how we laughed when the potatoe man came round the corner and actually did go flying over the thing. 'funny little droid' I think he said...
Anyway I digress, the beer man laughed as he said he'd had the same problem the week before while delivering fifteen kegs and a full cage of spirits, wine and mixers.
Oh how we laughed when the potatoe man came round the corner and actually did go flying over the thing. 'funny little droid' I think he said...