Whatever Happened to the Self Driving Semi?

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pmdulaney · 1h ago

Man: Rabbi, is there a proper blessing for the Self Driving Semi?

Rabbi: Indeed, there is! May the Lord bless and keep the Self Driving Semi -- far away from us!

bix6 · 2h ago

Predictions on when we get them? More expensive / complicated than the short range taxis. Waymo getting pretty good but not highway yet. So maybe 5-10 years?

JohnFen · 2h ago

But surely highway driving is an easier problem to solve than city driving. No cross traffic, very gentle curves, very few traffic controls, generally better maintained roads and lane markings, etc.

bix6 · 56m ago

I imagine last mile has a number of city type issues?

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Whatever Happened to the Self Driving Semi?

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