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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by TeMPOraL on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @02:51PM (#13273119)
Drivers maintain themselves, so this is pretty much purely maintained drivers vs. little-to-not maintained autopilots.

That said, I agree there's plenty of incentives for the trucking companies to go the autopilot route.

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by jdietrich on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @03:11PM (#13273243)
>Drivers maintain themselves

Fatigue and sleep deprivation are chronic problems in the trucking industry. Clearly, many drivers are unable or unwilling to maintain themselves.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/business/truckers-resist-...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-made-trucking-d...

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by TeMPOraL on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @03:35PM (#13273403)
I agree. My point being, trucking companies don't have to maintain drivers, they push this onto drivers themselves. So if they simply s/driver/autopilot/, they'll have to start maintaining.
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