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Re:Starsky Robotics Becomes First Uncrewed Truck to Hit 55 MPH by erobbins on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:42PM (#20178398)
> In California trucks can only go 55 mph

lol :)

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Re:Starsky Robotics Becomes First Uncrewed Truck to Hit 55 MPH by DanFeldman on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:44PM (#20178410)
Well, legally...
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Re:Starsky Robotics Becomes First Uncrewed Truck to Hit 55 MPH by erobbins on Thursday June 13, 2019 @05:00PM (#20178532)
Understood :) I had this idea myself but had no real way of pulling it off. I have believed for a long time that the real wins in autonomous vehicles would come from long haul trucking, but the last mile problem would really seal the deal. I'm excited to see you guys succeed :)
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Re:Starsky Robotics Becomes First Uncrewed Truck to Hit 55 MPH by DrScump on Friday June 14, 2019 @03:35AM (#20181135)
I'd recommend being careful about making flippant remarks on public forums lest some future litigious asshole try to make hay out of it.

But on point: on I-5, for one example, I've encountered semis doing 80+ MPH in loose groups and not at all unsafely.

It wouldn't take many semis doing only 55 to make life miserable for many of your colleagues and competitors, especially if they face driving-hour limits and logging constraints that you don't. Has that issue been hashed out internally?

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