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Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:05PM (#24910661)
Trucks are subject to the PR of the almighty dollar. They don't have to make people feel warm and fuzzy. If there is a use case where a driver-less truck is slightly cheaper for equivalent results (or a lot cheaper for lesser results) they will get bought. The competition in OTR trucking is brutal like that. If the quarterly or annual operational cost comes out to be a tenth of a cent per mile lower than a dry van operated by a conventional steering wheel holder you can bet Swift, Schneider, Walmart, and anyone else with thousands of trucks will buy then for a portion of their fleets. They kind of have to to hedge their bets at that point.
Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by notatoad on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @06:04PM (#24912507)
>Trucks are subject to the PR of the almighty dollar. They don't have to make people feel warm and fuzzy

as long as the regulatory situation allows it, yes. but until they're seeking approval to have them actually allowed on the roads, making people feel warm and fuzzy is pretty important.