Waymo: Google's self-driving car company

Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company by chefkoch on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:34PM (#13171283)

But it's the part that limits the usable hours of a truck most.

A self driving truck can pretty much drive 24/7 but the driver has to rest more than half the day.

Truck drivers are allowed to work 70h per week.

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Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company by londons_explore on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @05:12PM (#13171620)

I assumed all trucks stop at a truck stop and the driver sleeps while another driver continues the journey? That way the valuable truck and cargo never stop moving.

Is that not typically the case?

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Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company by industriousthou on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:21AM (#13174239)

In the US, sometimes truckers drive in teams and switch off, but I've never heard of them not sticking with their trucks. Trucks frequently sit idle while the driver sleeps.

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Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company by chefkoch on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @05:28PM (#13171778)

At least in continental europe single drivers are the vast majority.

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