A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video]

Re:A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video] by toomuchtodo on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @11:08PM (#8890841)

> I don't know what gps resolves to but it's definitely not down to the foot that's required for some of the hairy situations truckers encounter on the road

Precision positioning, using correction data similar to WAAS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System) but heavily localized can provide sub-centimeter positioning data. This is already in use today for agriculture (self-driving combines, with waypoints configured from the farmer's desktop at home).

> A more likely scenario in my mind is Drone trucks. Why can't a trucker head to the office drive his truck from his desk then go home at night?

UAVs can stay flying if a signal is lost, or navigate using GPS to the nearest friendly runway to autoland if they lose touch with their pilot in the Las Vegas area (where most UAVs are piloted from). Ground vehicles traveling 60+ mph do not have this option. Therefore, AI is a superior option.

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Re:A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video] by nickthemagicman on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @11:40PM (#8890908)

I hope they can figure it out. They haven't figured it out on trains and those travel along a predictable track.

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