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Re:This Year, Autonomous Trucks Will Take to the Road with N... by 14 on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:31AM (#25731233)
I immediately thought about the car stereo guys they run stronger alternators and power massive amount of subs and speakers. But I know nothing about big trucks and their electrical needs. They have refrigeration and other electrical needs I am unsure of.
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Re:This Year, Autonomous Trucks Will Take to the Road with N... by lnsru on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:41PM (#25737670)
You made me curious. Big refrigerators and shipping containers have their own diesel engine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator_truck They are independent from big truck’s power system. That is a solution for powering electronics - external diesel generator.
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