How One Company Is Making Self-Driving Trucks A Reality

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There is currently a truck driver shortage of 80,000 people - a number that is expected to double by 2030. Embark is a self-driving trucking company that is using automated technology to solve this problem. Its software helps logistics companies move goods from Point A to Point B. Ultimately, Embark wants to make truckers’ lives better by having self-driving trucks do the long-haul portion of trips - which is the most taxing on drivers.
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How One Company Is Making Self-Driving Trucks A Reality

[@frankyboy4409]

You know what would solve a trucker shortage? Sane pay and sane work environment. As for long haul: that should _not_ happen on roads anyway.

[@misterhat5823]

That's just too simple and easy. They need to make a sponsor happy...

[@markplott4820]

ONE operator can manage up to 3 TESLA class 8 Semi at the same time w/ Platooning.

[@frankyboy4409]

@@markplott4820 that's cute, one train driver can manage a train a mile long. How many trucks is that? A few hundred?

[@Aj-qb3pr]

There is no driver shortage, the shortage is driver's willing to work for mega carriers because of the pay and the lies from the mega carriers.

[@leagueofotters2774]

That would mean corporations treating people with some sort of "decency"....not going to happen.l

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

If this technology takes off, i genuinely worry about the future of this country. How many millions of people this will put out of work while the very top percentage of people make a ton of money. It won’t end well

[@SSGoatanks]

It won't take off because companies burn so much money through R&D - Embark Trucks already shut down in only 2 years after going public

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@SSGoatanks And they are not alone....only one or two left.

[@addsis5]

I have never once seen any of these autonomous vehicles being operated in rain or fog or snowy and other inclement weather conditions, it's always a nice sunny day.

[@tavi5695]

if its a auto pilot for trucks this will be a great idea like how the planes do i mean it will reduce driver fatigue

[@5spec]

Don't give a shit, I want my self driving Peter Cullen voiced Optimus Prime truck now

[@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263]

If the country wants total autonomous, remove all the human drivers. Lol

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 aren't you stating the obvious....that is what they are doing.

[@chriswaldrip2739]

Trucks should mostly be the last mile piece. Trains are significantly faster, safer, and cheaper. In Europe chains like ikea even have rail access at some stores.

[@nottheone582]

Trains are still dozens of years away un america. Meanwhile we already have hundreds of thousands of miles of highway infrastructure already built. Autonomous trucking could be a good bridge. They can also haul more goods per sq ft faster than trains. They're really efficient

[@0blivioniox864]

As much as I agree, the US hates anything with the word "rail" in it.

[@bt5294]

Trains are slower that cars/trucks in the US

[@esun339]

Well this is for US. For them, traveling using highway is the only option. If the train can run on highway, only then will they use train.

[@danielhostetler9493]

@@nottheone582 sure nothing faster or safer than an autonomous big rig weighing 80k pounds begging to be hacked and taken over by some bad actor. We can’t get our computers and phones to be safe from hacking and yet you’re ready to put a loaded weapon that can travel on the roadway with you and drive at high speed to be a “bridge”. Talk about unsafe…no thank you, not in my lifetime.

[@Second_Wind9]

Can't wait to see how these trucks handle in Wyoming on a snowy windy day.

[@selmanuzun4409]

What shortage?!? Because of the high demand to trucking and amount of drivers, the price of shipping drops which effects trucking company owners like me.

[@PaliLevy]

Local routes pay less than interstate routes by about $20k annually, not to mention a shift like this in the industry would mean that many truckers will be between jobs while the industry transitions, meaning there’s a lot of money that truckers, especially those with families, will be losing. Cutting out the human aspect of interstate driving is going to destroy a lot of what’s left of the industry. The reason behind the protests weren’t cuz truckers want robot driving, they want to get paid reasonably and not mistreated by employers.

[@jerrybanley7695]

Aaaaand…THAT is how you get robot truckers. I’m not that truckers don’t deserve to get paid more. They absolutely do, but they are getting paid what the job is worth. And if a robot trucker gets more work done in less time, with fewer complaints in the process, that will translate to lower prices on the shelves. Labor is ALWAYS the #1 expense of any business. If you can cut that in half, that’s great for the whole economy. Those old truckers will find new jobs, maybe even jobs that don’t exist anymore. But guess what? Some of those old trucker that get laid will probably end up owning a fleet of these robot truckers, and THAT is how he’ll feed his family. So don’t worry about them, they’ll be fine.

[@PaliLevy]

@@jerrybanley7695 I’ve actually worked in the trucking industry, it’s not that simple. Truckers won’t make enough to buy fleets when worrying about their own expenses and families. They’ve also worked to get CDLs and saying that they can just buy and manage robot truck fleets would be an entirely different skill set. The fact of the matter is the only people this help are the corporate billionaires that want to get rid of an entire job industry to save a few dollars, and screw over truckers, many of whom have been working for most of their lives. Replacing people with robots sounds cool and progressive, but it eliminates incomes for already low-income families and pads the wallets of the richest in America. I’d like to know your insight on the trucking industry that gives you the confidence to say that those families “will be fine”

[@PaliLevy]

@@jerrybanley7695 Also, if every trucker bought robot trucks to do the work for them instead, the supply would be too high and the demand would be too inelastic to support that. the price for delivery would crash to a point where truckers may struggle to make any money with operation expenses

[@marsoc6593]

@@jerrybanley7695 your not a trucker are you. You have no clue how much we get paid and how much it costs and debt and loans you need to take out to “just start up a fleet of trucks”. Stop acting like you care about truckers and just admit you are willing to save money at the expense of other people families lives homes and businesses

[@nagyovatimea5509]

I see that in most of the jobs we have low pay. That is meant for shop employees, truck drivers and teachers as well as other employees. Meanwhile the prices are going so up that a loaf of bread that used to be 70cents is now 2/3 times it's price

[@somthinwrong]

CEOs: "No one wants to work, so automated trucks will solve the problem :D"

[@SSGoatanks]

Freight trains are more cost effective - they could even use drones for last mile deliveries

[@Infinitelybetter466]

Their talking about number of fatalities and driver shortage but what about the millions of truck driver jobs they will possibly eliminate with their technology. Absurd

[@quantranhong1092]

and ? since the technological revolution begins, many people lose their job, this is not the first time it occurs. And human will forget about that and step up, leaving all truckers behind in history

[@Benni777]

the CEO just name his autonomous gold cart, MARTIN?! Now I’ve seen it all 😂

[@troyclayton]

I came in skeptical, I know what truck drivers may have to deal with at destination. Having automated systems for the long haul, and a human driver to get out and ask if someone can move their car on the short haul is the best possible solution.

[@KRYMauL]

Middle mile is the easiest to automated, and the easier it is to automate the more likely it is to become a train.

[@lucaskp16]

i mean we all know that is a transition phase. when the technology is mature enough there will be no more human driving jobs of any kind. since the automated ones will be more efficient and safer. progress always wins in the end. complains and even revolts surged each time a job was replaced by a machine since the industrial revolution yet it doesn't matter in the end.

[@captainsuckbutt3917]

Or we can just take a step back and realize no one with value to society becomes a trucker. So society doesn’t lose anything by replacing all of them.

[@troyclayton]

@@captainsuckbutt3917 Wow, the hammer beat you in the Sharpest Tool in the Shed contest. How's that feel?

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

@@lucaskp16this is just a paid piece by this company to boost their image/stock. They’ve been saying automated trucks will kill off the trucking industry for years. Even if this technology does hypothetically take off, you still have liability, legal PR, etc issues that will hold it back from being mass produced

[@leagueofotters2774]

Embark from $200 to $7 per share in about a year and a half....meanwhile tusimple seems to have crashed faster than one of their trucks taken out of auto mode.

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

Exactly 😂. So many of the autonomous driving companies turned out to be all hype

[@davidgolf3245]

The one problem with autonomous driving is, who do you flip off?? Thanks I am here all week. Good night everybody and drive safely.

[@physics77guy]

north america is built very different compared to Europe and it is due to vast land..... trains are a good option but due to the history of rail in north America, its difficult to have a cohesive transportation system

[@Rix317]

They could build roads specifically for driverless use.

[@markplott4820]

American rail system is OUTDATED and Inefficient.

[@caesar7734]

It is stupid to replace trucks with self-driving trucks. They should be replaced with trains.

[@FengG0]

It’s stupid to think you can run the economy with trains alone

[@CrownCODM]

Shut your

[@tuxic4033]

Well, I think america hadn't even had the word train in their dictionaries for about a century now.

[@crispy_pengcreeps_dada763]

Think about the bullet train your guys trying to build, think about it, you have all time you need..

[@jo-lg.2458]

Where are they gonna put 100,000+ miles of traintracks?

[@MoZz..]

what happens if a person walks infront of the truck? - dont we need to change everything to make it safe, close off roads, so no person can walk there.

[@noormancanopus8594]

How about snow ❄️ season in canada 🇨🇦 and trucks hijackers what is the safety system for the goods and services is it insurance companies say yes for goods safety and how accidents happen in bad weather conditions 🤔

[@boohere2]

Personally I think it's really unsafe and just insane. I too would love more environmental friendly things. At the same time, you heard it in the video that they just pretty much made this quick and can make it quick. That worries me. Why not just take a long time to make sure it's safe? I remember a few year ago there was a car robot driving. No one was driving the car,but there was a person inside the car. I think she was on the passenger side. It was prototype of car. As the company was trying to see if they could get cars to drive without humans behind the wheels. The car was driving along the road and someone crossed in front of it. The car did not stop as it was supposed to. The person was killed. You see there are glitches that happen. What if the truck didn't stop if there were a bunch of cars up ahead stopped for some reason (traffic, accident..etc). I don't trust that. Also- you know certain people love to rob and steal things. What if a person came and stopped the truck? Ram it or shoot out the tires. Then steals everything in the back. The company never mentioned anything about security. Yeah they have senor cameras and gps, but not actual camera footage. Even if you did have that, the people stealing would be quick not linger. By the time anyone gets there it could be hours....several minutes passing by. Dumb idea to do. Just let humans do the truck driving. If there continues to be a shortage of truck drivers, then pay them more and get more benefits so people could be interested in doing it. If that does not work, then fly the items instead.

[@dhruvpathak4181]

Technology is to help humans, not to destroy their lives. These innovations are great in technology and scientifically but we cannot pay the cost of hundreds of thousands of people pushed to be jobless. Yes, big corporates will make billions of dollars of profit but people (the consumer) won't be able to afford to buy from them!! If you think in deep, Think about common - middle class people who have small dreams and helping their families with these jobs, think about their bills, mortgages, investments, funds etc. All of these eventually will come to an end. Developing technology and implementing them at cost of humanity is dangerous for the society and the economy.

[@snowflakemelter7171]

Get other jobs maybe?

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@snowflakemelter7171 As with the wave of manufacturing automation that occured over the past 20 or so years, many will drop out of the workforce and/or go on disability.

[@captainsuckbutt3917]

If those people had any value at all to society, they should be able to easily find another job. This does improve society. It’s a complete waste of time to base technological innovation around the shitbag worthless truckers if that’s what you’re implying in your comment. It’s just a group of meritless hicks. Relax, it will have 0 impact on the greater economy

[@chaunceylock]

This is an advertisement for that company. And it was a bad one.

[@MoneylineMadden]

Work in logistics. Already doesn’t work. Need trucks. How is a restraunt gonna get supplies from a train?

[@nottheone582]

@@MoneylineMadden I'm pro autonomous trucking but I'd imagine the trains would stop at distribution hubs, or use last-mile systems to move goods from train stations to depos

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@nottheone582 and what would those last mile systems be?

[@MRLONG758]

@@leagueofotters2774 lol trucks

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@MRLONG758 bimbo!

[@JJadx]

Self driving trains are a way better solution. also, there's an issue with tech startups looking down on low wage employees. but who's gonna replace a tire or adjust cargo covers on the road..? the programmers?

[@user-me1mv4vy9q]

Michellin is planning to release airless tires in 2024

[@frankyboy4409]

really very little need for self-driving there, as you are anyhow way more efficient in terms of people required.

[@chrislsanders]

Interesting point RE tire changes, etc. I'm sure they'll need people people at the ready for issues like this or even people in the truck. I've always seen self-driving as an enabler to extend humanity's productivity... eg being able to do other things while driving, etc.

[@JJadx]

@@chrislsanders yes that would be ideal but my main fear is that these projects are run by big tech corpos. Uber is creating countless problems, so is amazon. Purely cuz they focus on code and despise the people on the ground.

[@JJadx]

@@user-me1mv4vy9q that's great but there's plenty of other small maintaining to do. I predict they'll end up with a mixed convoy system instead of purely self driving. They're not truckers, They're coders. They're gonna have issues.. 😌

[@jzila9900]

hopefully funds run out and they close, then they will know how it feels

[@rochester212]

I'm a truck driver in Europe and if they try self driving trucks here i am 100% sure people will die. My question is, if a self driving truck kills an entire family via computer error, who goes to jail? The CEO? Don't think so. Self driving cars are killing people already and i never heard of anyone going to jail or paying any money to families of the victims.

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

why dont they have more trains in the US

[@spaderayz]

corporations wont make money

[@stavb9400]

Whetever u do, unless u make a special lane for autodriven cars and trucks that does not interfere with human driven vehicles in case of accident , then it is pretty pointless. AI systems are very "smart" but there is no way to prove and exactly under which circumstances "a glitch" might happen. Sure rhe probability in theory is very low but if 10ths of people die because of a glitch go explain that to their families

[@danielelij6997]

That’s where I’m at with this, I know they can build trucks to drive their self. There’s just no way they can pick up what other drivers are doing/ going to do. There will definitely be some bad phone calls go out if the American greed comes in and try to run 100k + plus of these on our public roads

[@aakashsingh1368]

Safer, sustainable and affects life everyday she forgot to mention how many people will lose there jobs once automation of trucks becomes a reality and big companies jump on that

[@machinesofgod]

And those jobless folks will probably gravitate to political parties that promise the moon, the sun, and the stars and end up deceiving them with malicious intent. I have very little hope for the future.

[@fatherof4kids]

It is only for long haul. They said it will increase the need for local drivers so no one will be losing their job.

[@bigalan3145]

The thing I keep trying to find is who is responsible for the truck while its driving, is it the carrier, the people who make the software, or a third party. This is why I have a hard time believing fully self driving will actually become a thing. Truck companies will not take blame when a truck has a collision and it is their fault with drivers, I highly doubt they will when they can blame the software companies for hardware issues.

[@TheMonkeydood]

I agree but reality is that technology will always replace manual jobs, people will need to retrain and get new jobs. It's always happened, think about where your clothes come from or how you buy your food.

[@VisionCommunications]

Taxpayers pay for roads designed to be driven on by vehicles with people. Autonomous semi trucks on our roads is a nonstarter.

[@kaedehara3645]

I'm going to waterloo for engineering and I'm so glad there's so many successful uwaterloo alumni ._.

[@theparamountparamount913]

Though this looks promising, we won't be seeing this into reality anytime soon. Tech companies haven't solved the independent self-driving car, let alone the self-driving truck which is much more complicated.

[@theheightsrocks]

The self-driving software Embark’s developing tackles a much simpler problem: the idea is that the trucks will only do highway work, the big long boring stretches out in the middle of nowhere. They’re not going to be tackling city traffic in Manhattan or the center of Atlanta or anything like that. Trucking within cities is a very long way off, I could definitely agree with you there though…

[@Strongelite]

The self driving truck is actually a lot more simple, they explained it in the video how no last mile driver is needed.

[@markplott4820]

see - Tesla autopilot FSD beta 10.69.2 Videos.

[@elgatillo863]

Automated Self driving trucks are currently on the road in Texas and Oklahoma

[@markplott4820]

@@elgatillo863 - its all BS , its still ICE. TESLA class 8 82k Gross - ALL ELECTRIC 500+ mile range

[@ipsilonia]

she really downplayed having two eyes and then went on to talk about how difficult it is for the sensors to work

[@denisstock6775]

If these people were so smart they would be able to fix the trucks computer systems in the trucks

[@gatekeeper5418]

Were is the in-cab footage? Clearly this truck is not operating autonomously.

[@elliottkim6908]

Wow, a bunch of people who has zero idea on what the trucking industry is and thinks they can solve it with even understand the problem.

[@loudrah326]

I feel this is going to end in a huge tragedy somewhere! This has dangerous at those speeds written all over it...

[@guilletiger]

Same as Tesla cars yet their on the way to roads everywhere

[@nottheone582]

They're actually safer than driven trucks. You just don't hear about how many ppl die in trucking accidents because it's SO common

[@theheightsrocks]

There are ENDLESS fail-safes to prevent bad behavior… there are no autonomous driver-out trucks right now (there’s always a qualified driver in the truck)… I promise you, the AV folks care even more about safety than you do, because one screw-up or at-fault accident and it’s all over. They are the safest and most paranoid bunch out there (as they should be!).

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@nottheone582 I thought the data was published? No?

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@theheightsrocks It doesn't appear that is always the case though....the recent tusimple incident shows that.

[@eddyduran7279]

This would take jobs from people and it’s more dangerous

[@jakejake7162]

Not sure I want 80,000lb being driven autonomously. Seems dangerous since there are so many accidents with the smaller cars with auto pilot.

[@infinitum42]

Now look how many accidents are caused by low tier truck drivers

[@witness1013]

Yah, meth fueled crazy criminals are always a better choice!

[@asadmalik2464]

No one else wants to drive them though

[@amiralx88]

Tesla autopilot has only cameras while those trucks combine lidar, radar and cameras.

[@johnugao]

If we think about a fully automatic driver 100%, EMBK now tries to achieve 10% or maybe less. I think doing this will make sure their success. They have 0 accidents so far!

[@wanderpoltv4990]

This truck is indeed safer than with a human driver.

[@leagueofotters2774]

What are you basing that on?

[@danielelij6997]

@@leagueofotters2774 have you ever since the crazy shit a rand McNally gps can pull?

[@daviddavis9061]

You’re delusional

[@burdenastheygo3763]

They still need someone to inspect the processes. All the companies are going to get one lol

[@uscitizen6623]

We gave pletry trucks parked in truck stops because no load or very cheap. I dont believe in truck driver shortage.

[@hmp5718]

Why dont they make an a.i. to think of ideas so Dell can save money wit employees.

[@make-it-happen3552]

Like someone said. You never see them test those trucks on a snowy, wet, windy day 🤔

[@commanderplayz8486]

What about all the people that depend on driving trucks as their jobs?

[@TheShadowrod]

"Oh well" - Embark

[@masterhaterbater5927]

Maybe they should have thought about getting an education

[@snowflakemelter7171]

They get other jobs?

[@itzelbarcenas7612]

@@masterhaterbater5927 but they do, cdl school?

[@leagueofotters2774]

@@masterhaterbater5927 an education is certainly no guarantee against your job being automated, outsourced etc.

[@itzelbarcenas7612]

So no one's wondering if its going to get hijacked?

[@Rix317]

Even a train on rails need a conductor.

[@markplott4820]

NOPE , Automated trains in operation at Airports . even BART has a Automated train to the Oakland Airport.

[@deliamak]

Would Self-Driving Trucks recognize some areas such as tunnels or bridges that do not allow taller height trucks?

[@ibrahimcehajic]

The route is pre-planned

[@BuddhaWho777]

@@ibrahimcehajic Still won't work

[@deucebartholomew3651]

Lol good science experiment but after they find out they're liable for any crash that happens on the road they'll be putting people behind the wheels of these things.

[@leagueofotters2774]

And less than a few months after this was posted.....Embark is no more...a true hype job, riches-to-rags story.

[@wearabo]

Yes. I Googled their name. They are out of business. Another fake California tech company from "Californication."

[@pierreplotkins1538]

Daniel, I did not suggest that self driving semis would take on all conditions! Furthermore Teslas are involved in few accidents, despite their careless owners, compared to human driven cars. Truckers are neither the most considerate, nor the safest drivers on the road. The quality of heavy truck drivers is falling fast, because of the shortage. It is not likely that accident rate and serious result will improve. Automation is what improved job safety in the industrial age and beyond, and will continue to improve quality and satisfaction. Airline pilots do not land airliners under adverse conditions, they are legally required to let auto pilot take over!

[@omniking3479]

I been trucking for years, I know very well that there are too many variables for an automated system to ever be considered safer. And to be completely forward... I don't want that thing anywhere near my loved ones 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@nottheone582]

You don't know enough about the technologies at play here. Ignorant

[@omniking3479]

@@nottheone582 let me say this,and listen very fkn closely... Those weight limits are NOTHING TO PLAY WITH,... Automate your gotdamn feelings 😆 you sound hurt, calling people names, and one other thing I know is, I bet you would never have said that to my face ‼️‼️‼️

[@Trigger__Happy]

@@nottheone582 If it’s man made, it can break. That includes advanced technology and AI. A robot has no sense of judgement, it can’t choose between hitting a person or driving into a ditch and killing anyone in it. As it’s technology, it will break eventually, and unlike if your phone or TV breaks, it’s not just gonna be a minor inconvenience, it’s probably gonna end up killing people. You’re willing take that chance? Go ahead, but keep it away from me, I’ll never put my life in the hands of AI.

[@robnelson6545]

Those variables can be solved over time and once it’s working it can be copied.

[@omniking3479]

@@robnelson6545 Spend ONE day with me, and you'll think otherwise ‼️‼️

[@n7warhound885]

Automat long haul… why. Forget the drivers you’ll run out of a job. In essence rail is superior to long haul trucking,

[@donovanmccoy5339]

easier for a small business to get a truck in. big corporations should do this for sure though.

[@pdxmack]

Safer, more fuel efficient and probably just as fast.

[@n7warhound885]

@@donovanmccoy5339 a small business for a long haul trucker sure. But what is a auctioneer going to do with a self driving truck that can’t maneuver in tight spaces or take instructions? And if it’s a big corporate enterprise Rails the best option for volume.

[@n7warhound885]

@@pdxmack safer is debatable. Energy efficient not a chance. Ideally warehouses would get a Rail connection like Chicago used to have. Eliminate the need for volume and keep trucks local and human operated. If the trucks are local you MIGHT. Even get away with Them being EV.

[@abbekirmuradov8041]

What if ur radars stop working 😂😂

[@justincraig398]

Trucking is an amazing industry. To be on the road by yourself with your truck and making money living for yourself , it’s a beautiful thing if done right. (Owner operator is what I’m talking about )

[@markplott4820]

OUTDATED , Automated class 8 Semi can operate 24/7 365 no Breaks or Vacation and can operate on 100% Electric power, can go 500+ miles w/ 82k Gross load and uphill 100 mph .

[@faithblack3851]

Such high maintenance...Knight Rider got it right. Every truck needs a team of people including engineers. That begs the question will this be cheaper than actual truck drivers in the long haul. We will need docking bays across country for diagnostics checks and maintenance. Software engineers are not cheap. Knight Rider, Kit had his house follow him wherever he went and he was seriously high maintenance. However, we haven't dealt with baby sitting the wheel for safety drivers. No one can sleep, if your a safety driver. You have to stay awake and alert. So driver fatigue hasn't been solved.

[@4Gehe2]

Cool... cool... have they though of expanding the rail network?

[@nottheone582]

Yes that's coming too but not fast enough or cheap enough. Train infrastructure is very very expensive

[@austro3852]

@@nottheone582 I bet you rail is the easiest way but you dumb hipsters think y'all can do whatever y'all want

[@dougclem7711]

Whats the sleeper for? Oh, a person watching the robot or all the hardwire talking back to people in the office. How much is this costing? Those trucks are empty? Pay a driver a living wage, a job that he is proud of.

[@marsoc6593]

These people don’t realize the sheer number of job losses and the number of people they will be making homeless just to save the 10-30 min a trucker stops. Also there is actually no driver shortage. Most companies have 10 drivers for every 5 trucks. In todays market there is a freight shortage. These people are just making excuses for reasons to kick truckers from their jobs their homes and their livelihoods

[@Aj-qb3pr]

Deceitful. Are the drivers going to be waiting at the shippers and receivers, of course not, the customers won't allow it. Who's scaling these loads? Has anyone seen these trucks back into a dock yet? Who's chaining these trucks and trailers? Who's going to drop a trailer and hook a trailer at the customers? Do you really think the customer is going to have their workers be responsible for that, and that the customers insurance and the truck insurance is going to allow that. This all sounds good to investor's and people that don't know much about trucking, but it's never going to happen.

[@Fuzzyvision777]

Co-Bot's are the only thing that will ever work. Fully autonomous is not worth the upgrade in none controlled environments.

[@rainhardg.5666]

I wonder if they work at night , or have to find a place by themself to ‚sleep‘

[@ourv9603]

I trust computers WAY more than the DUI, inattentive, inept, angry, road raging, emotionally distressed human drivers in all the cars around me. Bring It On. Once they perfect the tech I hope self driving becomes MANDATORY. !

[@DatsunBloke7357]

Not in our lifetimes mate

[@jerobyarts5654]

I would just climb on these trucks while in traffic stops just for a free cross country hitchhike

[@robnelson6545]

These are just long haul trucks with pre planned routes. You’re thinking too far ahead.

[@amazon4716]

About time... no more holding companies hostage for higher wage... No more delays. Keep our economy moving.

[@ericleblanch9510]

I guess this truck can do self PTI. And check the tires. And do fuel.. so how about driving in winter..😆 🤣 😂.. let see.. I can wait to see one of this in winter Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana and North Dakota. And on -45c Kongo 🇨🇩 for life and Afrika for life..here

[@karl131058]

Well, around 5:10, we are supposed to believe she's in one of those trucks driving autonomously, implicitly, I think they never say so directly... but at 5:34, seriously, look at that GLOWING truck in the middle lane... that's not real, that's bad cgi, imho! So we're supposed to trust a bunch of programmers who can't get their cgi believable to make everything else safe? Yeah, sure definitely, no problem!

[@Liz73023]

They manufactured a truck-driver shortage in an attempt to justify their driverless trucks.

[@auro1986]

how one company is making drivers unemployed

[@leagueofotters2774]

There is actually about a dozen companies doing that.

[@GeliCarlosJ]

There is no driver shortage. There is a shortage of drivers willing to work long ass hours for shitty pay & benefits

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

What about navigating through high winds that don't occur in Oakland like in Wyoming?

[@boohere2]

Personally I think it's really unsafe and just insane. I too would love more environmental friendly things. At the same time, you heard it in the video that they just pretty much made this quick and can make it quick. That worries me. Why not just take a long time to make sure it's safe? I remember a few year ago there was a car robot driving. No one was driving the car,but there was a person inside the car. I think she was on the passenger side. It was prototype of car. As the company was trying to see if they could get cars to drive without humans behind the wheels. The car was driving along the road and someone crossed in front of it. The car did not stop as it was supposed to. The person was killed. You see there are glitches that happen. What if the truck didn't stop if there were a bunch of cars up ahead stopped for some reason (traffic, accident..etc). I don't trust that. Also- you know certain people love to rob and steal things. What if a person came and stopped the truck? Ram it or shoot out the tires. Then steals everything in the back. The company never mentioned anything about security. Yeah they have senor cameras and gps, but not actual camera footage. Even if you did have that, the people stealing would be quick not linger. By the time anyone gets there it could be hours....several minutes passing by. Dumb idea to do. Just let humans do the truck driving. If there continues to be a shortage of truck drivers, then pay them more and get more benefits so people could be interested in doing it. If that does not work, then fly the items instead.

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

Right on, Wind and the "smart" truck can't see black ice and just black ice alone would cause so many of these to wreck

[@happyhours-ytchannel]

@@boohere2 If a truck is traveling at its average speed and the road ahead breaks, will the truck slow down? If it doesn't, it will get out of control which can be dangerous for those who are around there.

[@spaniard8753]

How about a train system that isn't ass backwards?

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice cover

[@dsz1195]

Damnnnn seems familiar nikola flashback*

[@Hoggod]

Snow, hijackers, other things an AI won't recognize.

[@prabhushankar8520]

Good.

[@praysuguitan779]

Optimus Prime Bumblebee comin'

[@Kmb4545]

Yeh self driving trucks not a good idea, if it kills someone who’s pays who’s responsible

[@Officialredvenom]

You guys are gonna lose it when I tell you about trains

[@ayeshaclassesgk]

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[@Timbhu]

Fool, this is a media company. Not a single KZbinr

[@dirtyjoe3794]

They Took Er Jawbs!!

[@shoveljunk-americanpatriot7603]

Wait till someone hacks the system (Chinese) or ransoms the network. What then. I know one thing, automatic snow chains exist. Automated manual transmissions exist.

[@livenotonevil8279]

Hire people to drive them remotely. When they get tired, someone else takes over.

[@nottheone582]

Humans are infinitely more fallible and mess up/kill people more often than computers. Software doesn't need sleep breaks or bathroom breaks or get sick, etc.. humans kill way more on the road than AV's

[@piisom1142]

Business insider bussin rn

[@jamesj2212]

Bye bye Embark. You won’t be missed…

[@Second_Wind9]

What's new about driving local Ma'am?

[@johnnychang4233]

What if autonomous driving systems have to uphold the first Azimov's Law and let be herded by an antagonistic Human agent with the intention of larceny?

[@KRYMauL]

That's for AI, though, Azimov routinely combined the two fields. We could probably add some metal rails into the asphalt, add overheard wires, and give it a dedicated right of way to make the system more efficient and "green." Alternatively, we could also add express ways that allow buses and commercial vehicles to go through for free effectively congestion pricing the freeway. If you didn't catch it I'm basically saying make a train system.

[@austro3852]

@@KRYMauL I don't care about AI is not safe you people are stupid thinking in technology to destroy human life's why not using technology for war uh?

[@ebridgewater]

Exciting stuff 😊

[@guerillachan20]

Autopilot is not safer it hasn’t even driven as many miles as human drivers. Driving behind a vehicle that has no human driver is an accident waiting to happen. I mean would you want to fly on plane with no human pilot.

[@fenkellmoney8034]

Wait who puts gas in these? 😂

[@obviousness8113]

All the naysayers here... Remember that there was a time that cars were new and broke down often enough that people would say, "Shoulda got a horse..." Well, how many horses are around these days? One of my cars has over 180,000 miles and the other over 200K. Both run great... Oil doesn't even get dirty after 5000 miles. Point is, this is new technology. Yes, there are lots of problems to solve. But they will solve them over time. The day will come when much of the drudgery of long distance trucking will be automated. Drivers will benefit because they can stay close to home and not spend weeks on the road. The number of accidents will plummet. Humans are far more accident prone than autonomous trucks will be. Sure, certain conditions and situations may require a human driver, but the point is not to eliminate the drivers, just take away as much of the annoying and monotonous parts of the job as possible. You may not believe me, but let's talk in 30 years.

[@user-vk9rq1zu43]

Cement trucks have ai drivers already. And they have no cameras on top either.

[@denisstock6775]

This company is a joke Trucking been around and none of these people have no clue about trucking and you call testing closing highways around America if tesla can't do it then I doubt these people can

[@sWardSer]

This is just a 6 minute ad

[@eliasercan2668]

The Simpsons never getting old.

[@lokesh303101]

Answer to Inflation.

[@dank4066]

broooo pls just build more railways whats so hard at understanding that cmon

[@pierreplotkins1538]

Long haul highway most likely first successful area of trucking automation. Despite some initial flaws, the safety of automation will quickly come to the front. Human drivers make a lot of mistakes, poor judgment, life requirements, which too often end up as tragedies in large proportions. History shows that menial, repetitive, jobs that are automated result in more healthy, high quality mind expanding jobs.

[@Rix317]

Automation is not new. Automation does remove old hazards, but not without making new hazards. With experience truckers know the hazards and can implement safe practices. While the new hazards that come with self-driving are vast and ripe for sabotage without a human on the helm.

[@danielhostetler9493]

You don’t have a clue as to what you’re talking about. The US trucking industry is one of the safest and most efficient methods of transport on the planet and the accident rate per mile driven is far less than any other mode of transportation other than maybe rail. You’re easy to put a 80k pound rolling computer on the road, ever hear of this thing called hacking or maybe you’ve heard of these things called viruses? Elon Musk has put far more time and money into autonomous driving of small vehicles and the rate of accidents and deaths that have been racked up in teslas are still climbing and you want to put that into a truck that now has to deal with weather and road conditions that obscure the roadway and can affect traction? I guess you’ve got a death wish.

[@samsharma1907]

@@danielhostetler9493 totally agree with what your saying. but mega carriers are investing millions of dollars in this tech/companies. if they can find ways to cut out driver and increase profit margins, they'll make it happen.

[@danielhostetler9493]

@@samsharma1907 oh, I realize that and I have no doubt that it will happen at some point but I don’t think the technology is anywhere close to becoming viable. I’m in my 50s and I don’t see a path to this technology becoming commonplace in my lifetime. However, it would certainly help if drivers would stop being stupid when behind the wheel.

[@FarmerDrew]

Looking forward to seeing the self-driving police car pulling over the self-driving truck and maybe if I'm lucky there's a robot pursuit 🤖🚛🚓🛣️

[@0blivioniox864]

"Driver shortage" ... hahah.. Try paying them a living wage for hauling your crap around the country. Then there won't be a shortage. Problem solved. I hope Full self-driving trucks take forever to be unleashed on our roadways. You cant teach a computer intuition.

[@lutomson3496]

cant wait for more of these on the road instead of the newly minted drivers and their accidents...

[@jermainec2462]

You know it's sad when the companies have gotten to the point where being a human is inconvenient now all because of the almighty dollar which they disguise as the word productivity and efficiency just be honest you making this technology and improving this technology so companies don't have to pay people... Or pay people less or do more with less people rather.... If there's a true trucking shortage there should be hundreds of driver schools out here looking for future truckers left and right... but that ain't

[@TheParad0xical]

and if there'e one resource this world is never going to run out of it's humans... maybe all the out of work truckers could be youtubers or tik tok "influencers"

[@jermainec2462]

@@TheParad0xical lol they might not have a choice if they keep coming up with technology to get rid of humans that might be the only occupation left LOL a bunch of 1099 content creators 😅🤷🏾‍♂️

[@snowflakemelter7171]

Yeah of course. Reducing labor costs also benefits you the consumer.

[@TheEDMElementalist]

Seems like trains would be a better fix to this problem.

[@tasktoday9892]

This is very cool.