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Hekate

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2. That is more than a little insane, when railroad tracks are available & can haul many shipping containers...

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 08:05 PM

20 hrs ago

…at once with only one “driver”

There are many advantages to a well-run RR, not the least of which is saving wear and tear on the road system brought about by ever bigger and heavier trucks and their ever heavier loads.

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California proposes to allow testing of driverless heavy-duty trucks [View all] groundloop 20 hrs ago OP

What could possibly go wrong? RandySF 20 hrs ago #1

That is more than a little insane, when railroad tracks are available & can haul many shipping containers... Hekate 20 hrs ago #2

It's a big state and railroads don't run everywhere. marybourg 20 hrs ago #4

They're still used extensively Retrograde 17 hrs ago #7

It's only a proposal. I'd be surprised if it was ever approved. Auggie 20 hrs ago #3

Wow! makes sense... Multichromatic 18 hrs ago #5

Please, God, NOOOO moonbeam23 18 hrs ago #6

Dodging trucks on I5 going up to Oregon Retrograde 17 hrs ago #8

As someone who drove trucks for 15 years... Mawspam2 15 hrs ago #9

Oh, what the heck, let's give it a shot. What do we have to lose. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #10

I've tried WayMo's. I have a car with all the driver-assist features. I don't want driverless big trucks out on the road NBachers 13 hrs ago #11

It sounds like a terrible idea. Why not build a large, closed road&track district and test trucks there until... xocetaceans 12 hrs ago #12