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Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by netsharc on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:43AM (#24908504)
Well, the driver would just drive the "first" and "last" mile right? So he could drive the truck to a lot next to the highway that has an on-ramp, let that truck go on its way, and he can jump into a truck that just drove itself off the highway onto that same lot...

Or I guess you mean they still need a driver because of compliance/legal issues?

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Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by nickik on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @12:30PM (#24909011)
Well for now you need it for logal reasons of course.

What you suggest is an interesting idea, a total change on how we think about truck logistics. Its certainty possible but I don't know if we will ever get there. By the time the legal things are sorted out, the trucks might just drive themselves all the way to the destination.

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