Subsim Truckers

[Mr Quatro]

I wish I had the funds to finish this picture:

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

I wish I had the funds to finish this picture:

DONE!
MY FAVORITE:

[Wolferz]

Nothing like a rocket motor to cure a tailgater.

[Onkel Neal]

With Uber Freight, Travis Takes on Trucking

This could be really big, where Uber steps into the arena as a freight agent and drives up competition. Truckers win.

IN ITS QUEST to dominate transportation, Uber dreams of the day when everyone gets around in flying cars and self-driving taxis. But its plan doesn’t hinge entirely on a robo-revolution. Today, the delinquent decacorn of Silicon Valley announced Uber Freight, a bid to bring the ride hailing model to trucking.

The service, which quietly launched in Texas late last year, connects truckers with stuff that needs trucking, much like the app connects drivers with people who need driving. It’s like Uber, but for freight.

And it gives the company a way into an industry that touches 70 percent of American goods. “We’re going for that magical Uber experience,” says Curtis Chambers, one of the company’s highest-ranking engineers. And, of course, that magical Uber revenue.

With the Uber Freight app in hand, drivers can find loads sorted by destination, deadline, and required equipment (a refrigerated trailer, for example). When they find one that suits them, a few finger taps on their phone confirms the job. Uber promises to pay them within a week or so of delivery, so drivers don’t find themselves waiting for customers to cough up cash. To ensure the people hauling all those chickens, or TVs, or whatever, actually know what they’re doing, Uber requires drivers to hold a commercial license, possess a clean record, carry the required insurance, and adhere to federal regulations.

[Aktungbby]

That'll put a lot of load-brokers outta business!

[Onkel Neal]

Yes, to the direct benefit of the O/O

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

That'll put a lot of load-brokers outta business!

[Mr Quatro]

Uber is also into self driving trucks in the future.

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...cking-industry

In April 2016, Uber announced the acquisition of Otto, a San Francisco-based startup that has developed a kit that can turn any big rig into a self-driving truck.

The Otto technology enables complete autonomy on highways: trucks can navigate, stay in their lane, and slow or stop in response to traffic conditions completely without human intervention. Otto’s equipment currently costs about $30,000, but that is certain to fall significantly in the coming years.

Otto is by no means alone. Massive automated vehicles are already commonly used to move materials for the Australian mining industry.

[Onkel Neal]

I'm sorry, but with the overload of regulations I cannot see self driving trucks any time soon.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

I'm sorry, but with the overload of regulations I cannot see self driving trucks any time soon.

If they wanted to revolutionize the trucking industry they should automate loading and unloading.

[Mr Quatro]

Japan isn't going to be the same in three to five more years:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ja...-idUSKBN18P0LP

Japan aims to finalize on June 9 plans to allow package delivery by drone sometime from 2020 and the commercialization of self-driving trucks by 2022, as it scrambles to breathe new life into its corporate sector, sources told Reuters.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by em2nought

If they wanted to revolutionize the trucking industry they should automate loading and unloading.

Haha, and automate plant personnel to get off their lazy butts and get started when you arrive.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Congrats on your accomplishment Neal. Getting the license is the hardest part. So you're pulling slosh wagons for Schneider? I feel for you. But, you're not nearly the traffic jam a Swift truck is.

[Onkel Neal]

....and then the Swift driver said," hold my flip-flops and watch this!"

[Onkel Neal]

What Does Tesla's Automated Truck Mean for Truckers?

On Thursday night, Elon Musk rolled out Tesla's biggest gizmo yet: a fully electric semitruck. The Semi can go a whopping 500 miles between charges, hauling 80,000 pounds along the way. And it can sorta, kinda drive itself—on highways, anyway. The truck comes with Enhanced Autopilot, the second generation of Tesla's semiautonomous technology, equipped with automatic braking, lane keeping, and lane departure warnings.

Well, interesting, 500 miles between charges is about right for HOS. But, I wonder if HOS will change if the driver does not have to be in control of the vehicle?