This Truck Is Ahead Of Tesla

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

Concepts don't count. Plus the only company that is very close to autonomy and on the cutting edge of amazing battery technology is Tesla.

[@Dazzer1234567]

Yeah, fancy CG concepts may allay the fears of the board of directors, meanwhile Tesla just goes ahead and actually does it ..........

[@markhstevenscms904]

I'm afraid you're WRONG!!,,, Their are two companies actually driving on Florida roads WITHOUT SAFETY DRIVERS and one of them has been making actual deliveries since last fall(2019) one is Starsky Trucking and I've forgotten the name of the other one, my father and I were driving down a FLorida backroad when my stepfather(Also a Truck Driver of 44 years) pointed out "LOOK THE F*CK AT THAT!!" and sure enough an eighteen wheeler was pulling into the same refrigerated warehouse parking lot we were, except NO ONE was in the cab, twe found out it had driven from Tampa south to where we were and the have ONE GUY in a control room monitoring up to six trucks via remote the same way the DoD watches Drones via satellite, and this thing had a load of Bananas on i(The irony, LOL) Anyway these guys already have contracts with trucking companies to provide driverless trucks and are WAYYYYY Ahead of Tesla in the self driving arena, TESLA is way ahead in ELECTRIC trucks that are still in the SEMI-AUTONOMOUS or driver assisted dealeo but Starsky and the other company Both out of Tampa) are way ahead of everybody in totally autonomous trucks, NOTE THESE TRUCKS ARE REGULAR SEMI-TRUCKS LIKE PETERBILT THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO BE SELF DRIVING AND ARE IN NO WAY LIKE THE TESLA TRUCKS

[@CJ-D-GOAT]

Mark H, Stevens,CMS Nice temper tantrum

[@kristersaga4091]

@@markhstevenscms904 proving a concept is hard, but scaling production is 100 times harder

[@EdisonGamer-qx8wz]

Yea Tesla is better because these are concepts

[@dreckigerkek3244]

The difference between all these trucks and Tesla truck is that the tesla truck will hit the road while we're living

[@tyarii6460]

correct

[@knightwing4]

The Tesla sucks just like the rest of them.

[@KaeFwam]

@@knightwing4 how so?

[@sqooky2289]

@@knightwing4 i am curious to see why you say that when so far telsa has only made cars better and not just that they have self driving cars with LITERALLY THE BEST safety in the world compared to just about all other cars so the fact you say tesla sucks i think you just some old boomer or something idk please tho elaborate on why it sucks for the class

[@MediaSock]

Yes! it will definitely hit something that's for sure.

[@eggyrepublic]

Notice how almost all the other trucks are CGI while Tesla is using real footage? That speaks something.

[@bradmagnuson6963]

It says they are concepts, that's how this works

[@blounsbery]

All that yet they glossed over it and then acted like the never-gonna-be-released Mercedes truck was super innovative for having a center-aligned driver's seat. Like, hello?

[@Chandrakanthlakhinana]

And all are total self driving which is not possible this time and Tesla only saying autonomous, half self driving which is a possibility case now

[@charlesgreen768]

Because the others are still dreaming about it 🤔

[@ashokdey6697]

@@charlesgreen768 you are right 😂😂

[@jwmc41]

This is more about advances in computer graphics than truck technology.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

they have prototypes though

[@Lunerine]

@@user-wq9mw2xz3j the prototypes won’t be as advanced as the production trucks will

[@loganradinovich1127]

😂

[@fredrickfred4621]

Fr tho, ppl are getting good with graphic design quality

[@sreex9904]

Not computer graphics..its all about AI and machine learning

[@markguy9853]

I agree with most of the comments here. Tesla has done it.... is doing it.. with all the infrastructure to support his operations world wide. Everyone else has not even left the drawing board.

[@bobbycv64]

EXACTLY, Tesla already in production and getting orders, others, "Hey Fred, can you you draw what else we should do with the cupholder"

[@RexAlfieLee]

@@bobbycv64 Sarcasm is your forte

[@Jushwa]

Blinders are working well

[@eclipse9304]

Difference between Tesla and all these other things is that you can have confidence that the vehicles they announce will come to market and not just remain a one off concept.

[@etern2228]

I agree

[@raps8691]

Bobby M, probably also because Tesla cars are pretty safe and reliable compared to some other electric cars

[@aristotle1993]

@@etern2228 ohh yeah

[@straightbusta2609]

Don't forget Volvo lol, they've been making trucks and safe cars for wayyyyy longer than Tesla, and they still continue to lead too

[@colmdunne3911]

The cyber truck didn't I don't think but I'm not sure 😕

[@hexdude24]

You left out Tesla specs. Range, Acceleration, 1000 HP worth of combined model 3 motors. oh yea, and they are not CGI.

[@blounsbery]

It's like he did Tesla dirty on purpose, including the title of the vid. I guess it gets clicks...

[@cyrillanicoche1490]

One day we can put our feet up and STARVE.

[@reverenddickie8116]

@@cyrillanicoche1490 Push for a U.B.I. and we won't starve.

[@akjohnny5997]

@@reverenddickie8116 elon said he thinks its gonna happen

[@leftysurprise]

This is laughable. Noone comes even close to the experience and data of Tesla autonomous technology.

[@60viking]

Didn't space x dock autonomously with the space station awhile back, that's pretty good too.

[@me-zc7pu]

@@60viking space x and tesla are both kinda the same company

[@spaceflightcrewmate1934]

@@60viking im pretty sure elon owns both space x and tesla

[@leftysurprise]

@JESUS H lol. Haters gonna hate.

[@JohnLee-qi9pl]

As a fleet owner who happen to own Teslas, I appreciate the technology. However, my Tesla vehicles weigh twice the ICE cars, which we cannot afford to have in semis. GVW of 80k lbs is all we get, and cannot lose 30k lbs to tractor alone.

[@losfromla1480]

A video on KZbin explained you'll lose 60k lbs to tractor. Try that on for size.

[@MartonDev]

@@losfromla1480 right cuz a video on KZbin knows better than a fleet owner. Just accept the fact that electric trucks, as of now are overcomplicated pieces of shit

[@losfromla1480]

@@MartonDev read my comment again. I agreed with the fleet owner but informed him that the loss of payload capacity to batteries is twice the lies he's been told.

[@MartonDev]

@@losfromla1480 sorry about that

[@losfromla1480]

@@MartonDev no problem

[@7ETRNL]

many of these big names are just throwing design, but when it comes to it production, you'll have some managers in fancy corner offices backing down on the project and that's the difference with Tesla. They don't throw design to see public reaction, they build it and put stuff on the road.

[@sahaiel]

Just look at Tesla Cybertruck... man thats a killer. Who doesnt want a futuristic tank parking outside?

[@idk-xm1cd]

me

[@matttrafton2725]

Truck. Not a tank. Looks scrappy also.

[@sahaiel]

@@matttrafton2725 you wont find anything that pleases 100% everyone. But man that doesnt look scrappy at all, especially for a pick up truck, and electric, and @ 39.9K

[@ZacMoroney]

@@idk-xm1cd lol

[@zainb2261]

I’m not trusting a self driving truck through blizzards, mountains and high wind areas. Better have an experienced driver behind the wheel just in case.

[@nv2695]

Maybe at the moment. Eventually though the tech will be there. But if you don’t think a computer can perform a motor and mental task better than a human then you are living in the past

[@me-zc7pu]

@@nv2695 hes saying that the computer might malfunction due to the blizzard and the driver should be there to stop the truck

[@82turbo]

So maybe the Tesla Semi is for you cause it’s not fully autonomous

[@julpit1]

Absolutely. Besides, most part of these high tech specialists forget that truck drivers are also in charge of other tasks than driving. It isn't gonna be that easy to replace the drivers.

[@Zain-xu3rv]

@@nv2695 let me tell u one thing, a human has the brain to improvise according to situations, a machine will only do what its told

[@azmike1956]

Aerodynamics aren't always obvious even when viewed directly. These new designs are quite intriguing. Hard to fully comprehend without seeing the results under controlled conditions. Cool stuff!

[@scottcupp8129]

Difference is, the Tesla semi is not a concept. It is a working truck on the roads.

[@mannykhan7752]

I dont know how many of these concept trucks have seen the light of the day. Tesla abd Thor are the only ones so far that are road worthy.

[@jhonbards2218]

If you want to fight Climate change, build Electric Vehicles... and use them for logging!

[@dddf27]

Well a good logging company that care about the environment will replant the tree after the older ones cutted

[@flowmastaflam]

Electric Trucks like the Tesla could have completely automated routes, running in circuits. You turn your truck on with pre-programmed routes assisted by the onboard radar systems. Warehouses would be positioned close to highway entrances and exits, with a quick swap battery terminal either on the property or near by. It pulls up to the loading bay, attaches, and drives itself to the other warehouse, where it docks. After unload, if it does not have enough juice, it can hot swap in 5 minutes with a pre charged battery terminal and then be on it's way again. The right lane on the highway (or maybe left lane with left lane exits for safety reasons) would be dedicated for automated trucks. This streamlines the entire trucking industry. Essentially infinitely scalable at a fraction of current trucking costs, all while being able to run almost 24/7 other than inspections. Want to get ahead in life? Buy a super fuel efficient freightliner and learn the industry over the next 3 years. When tesla releases their "convoy" system, sell your truck and buy 3 Tesla's, find easy and efficient routes, undercut your opponents, and build a local empire.

[@ronaldfish1569]

Tesla has the most experience in dealing with electric vehicles and they have a super charging network top that and auto pilot

[@Repz98]

Soon Tesla will reveal there new battery technology! They will become stronger

[@Barskor1]

@@Repz98 Indeed they will.

[@wgamertvwgtv9068]

Title: "This truck is ahead of Tesla" Thumbnail: *TESLA*

[@randgrithr7387]

AND ITS A F***ING BUGATTI

[@wgamertvwgtv9068]

@@randgrithr7387 Yeah, lol.

[@txerrible1386]

it’s a bugatti tho lol xD

[@austinhathaway182]

I love all of these. I’d love to see the world completely transform into the future that we’ve all seen in movies. Next we need to tackle buildings and homes. Maybe even the roads and lights themselves

[@leonmichaels3368]

They look great but..range and reliability. Truckers can do 700 to 900 miles a day and trucks last million miles. 300 miles a day with a recharge time of 8 to 12 hours. Time is money in the shipping industry. They need to overcome this aswell as cost to complete in the market

[@etern2228]

I completely agree:)

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

That is not the number on the Tesla, they can go 500 miles at least and they have fast charging being increased as we speak. They will be doing the shorter trips initially. The longer trips will be dealt with as the battery tech gets to the 700 to 900 mile range.

[@samueladams1775]

We run fro 550 to 750 miles a day not counting team drivers. While a cool idea, it has a long way to go before being better than a conventional truck.

[@Steppenkater]

Tesla has 500 miles of range with a recharge time of less than one hour. Of course it's not suitable for all cases but for a lot, especially if you consider all the money saving with fuel and maintenance.

[@samueladams1775]

@@Steppenkater I strongly suggest being an over the road driver for a couple years before making a statement as you have. You have absolutely no idea of what you are talking about.

[@Nostradamus08]

The thing is that our cars are real not concepts

[@jeromefelizardo44]

I like the Bugatti and Audi truck very futuristic..

[@TheBrochen]

Bugatti truck looks like a fleshlight.

[@jesuschristislord77733]

@@TheBrochen - 😂

[@Chandrakanthlakhinana]

Always designs like that

[@prasadt772]

Actually, I am ahead of Tesla. I've a an automotive business named V-Motors. My truck can drive anywhere on the planet and can carry almost twice the payload of any competitive truck, electric or otherwise. My truck runs on Distilled H2O and is almost 7x times cheaper in cost and 9x cheaper in operations. But yeah, it's a concept.

[@OlatundeAdegbola]

Funny. Haha

[@isaacmissi5920]

I imagine in the future the trailers will house the main batteries and a truck can go further while avoiding long charge times since the trailers can be charged while loading and unloading

[@alexderpyracc4053]

A self driving car lane should be created for these so transport can be done safely

[@lifeofabarista1580]

One thing i love about tesla is that they are not going after human jobs, just making their jobs safer

[@derekzblewski123]

Boll fucking shit

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

@@derekzblewski123 That would be Bull. Tesla is trying to make the roads more safe for us all. There are 500,000 truck accident every year in the US. Have you every been hit by a semi? If you think they are trying to go after human jobs, you have no idea at all about the focus for safe cars and safe autonomous driving. A Tesla on Auto Pilot is 10 times as safe as all the vehicles. This is the point.

[@donelpatterson9036]

Great THUMBS UP Video.. Learned Plenty. Wonder How Many of these companies still in operation and putting vehicles on the road Improving Our Air Quality. Updated Video. ??

[@GoldenDoom]

you cant say some other company is a head of tesla. Elon isnt trying to actually focus only on profit, but on changing the world from petroleum cars to fully electric.

[@BradElliot]

Only way a truck is ahead of tesla I'd say is that it would have to start being in production right now

[@danutzzz2064]

so true

[@bobbycv64]

OK, Now you can purchase Tesla Semi today. your post was a year ago.

[@hanz5680]

In a hundred years every vehicle is now electric. Even so military vehicles.

[@drevilatwork]

Elon and most people working at Tesla would be more than happy to see any company making REAL electric cars and trucks at a price and range that makes sense. Sadly nobody else even comes close

[@TenorDad]

Correction: Thor ET-One can only weigh 80,000 lbs total, including cargo, to meet USDOT Max Gross Wgt standards.

[@rustyscrapper]

autonomous truck technology already works. The problem is, the only way it can work properly is if the highways and roads are upgraded to accommodate the navigation technology, intersections, stop lights, road markings, the lines on the road must always be clearly visible etc. It would work the best if all vehicles were integrated into I hate to use the term, but "smart" traffic control, not dummy red, yellow, green lights. So that every vehicle knows what every other vehicle is doing. Otherwise, at a minimum trillions in dollars of road upgrades would be needed to get the roads to a standard that autonomous trucks can use safely. And that folks, if why autonomous trucks aren't going to happen. Not because of the trucks. Because of the ROADS. As long as goberment owns the roads, it isn't going to happen. Put the roads in the private sector, the profit motive to make autonomous trucks becomes greater then the cost to upgrade the roads to make it happen, and it happens with private sector investments.

[@kanahn7402]

That TLog may be able to go off-road. And it's likely to stay off road with that lack of ground clearance

[@rackets7991]

How do they prevent self-driving trucks from having their cargo taken or their destination hacked? And what happens when it has a failure or flat tire? Does it pull off the road or just stop? What about a railroad crossing or bridge being open or washed away?

[@OlatundeAdegbola]

Clever questions!

[@guycanada1944]

I don't know if it's just me but I hope these things never make it to market. The future is coming way too quick

[@pforce9]

For me the future is not coming fast enough.

[@me1assassin]

The future has been held up for quite some time. Reasonable estimate (between, Top 0.1%, Royalty, Religion, Politicians, Microsoft, Energy Industries, etc) places us appx 1000 years behind. So any catch up we can do would be nice.

[@thatlolguy6799]

I think the feels truck is better in my opinion because all the others are just concepts and some of those companies will continue building diesel trucks. The Tesla truck is also closer to being autonomous than you might think.

[@TheBrochen]

The bugatti truck looks like a fleshlight..... Nailed it.

[@zbyszanna]

No truck in the USA can tow 80k lbs of payload as the total weight of the truck with the payload is limited to 80k lbs. The usable load is ergo smaller, closer to 70k lbs. Just a correction.

[@whatiswe]

Volvo truck makes a great deal of sense. Tesla is the Here & Now.

[@mutrusmcplumpo1307]

So if you covered the trailer with a massive solar array, could you charge the truck from the trailer? I think TV he telsa semi has huge potential in the rv market.

[@dangarcia2518]

These company need to design for mother nature elements so the truck stops at a truck stop and wait until the weather clears up or cargo will be every where

[@Morris_Minor]

These are two different things with all due respect, one company focuses on self driven cars and the other focuses on cars to be operated by a driver.

[@ashokdey6697]

Tesla: Let's make a electric truck. Others: We are thinking about it.

[@willymac5036]

Any company that is still in the concept phase, is light years behind Tesla.

[@carrotmaster8521]

The more electric vehicles on the road instead of combustion, the better

[@loungelizard836]

@Eddy Vanderhellen The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones. EVs are so much better than combustion cars that eventually nobody will want one (except antique collectors).

[@samueladams1775]

Meanwhile you pollute the world with lithium and other heavy metals. Real smart. Eva take a lot of pollution to make, including oil.

[@mikecastellon4545]

Electric? No one wants this shit except tree huggers, hippies and unemployed millennials who live in their moms basement and none of them have money or jobs.

[@samueladams1775]

@Eddy Vanderhellen lithium is an element that bonds with salt. That aside, go check out lithium mines.

[@mikecastellon4545]

Eddy Vanderhellen lithium has many valuable uses. Crazy people have been treated with lithium and it sometimes makes them less crazy.

[@claudioceroni8028]

I think that the best one truck is the one with the remote control because it will use anyway an actual driver (so people will not lose their works because of self-driving trucks) and the driver will be safe in case of a crash

[@alanrogers7090]

My favorite is the Tesla Semi. I also like the limited use of hte Volvo "yard" truck. I noticed that you left out the Nikola truck.

[@RicoZed]

that a manufacturer creates a concept truck is one thing, that an individual tries to raise money on promises of a battery no one has seen is another, it's like a scam.

[@coonjamalay]

Nikola=scam

[@ienjoywatchingyousleep9431]

@@coonjamalay Edison=conman

[@coonjamalay]

@@ienjoywatchingyousleep9431 I was talking about the brand. Not the physicist

[@averagejoe1122]

Pretty sure most of those would never be on main roads. Due to weight. You can only have 12k on the steering axle so unless there is enough space between the drive axle and steer you will constantly be over weight. And those tickets aren't cheap. Also. None of these will be able to back a trailer unless they are merged units. So no swapping trailers unless there is another you can pair with. Even then unless a professional driver is in the rig. I dont see many if any self driving trucks for probably 40 to 60 years. Given all the things that have to change to enable it. A 80 foot 80k pound vehicle is way different than a car.

[@andrew02alex]

As cool as these trucks sound every time I got on the interstate I see the same normal ass 18 wheeler with a Diesel engine

[@drampadreg1386]

Since that Tesla has a lower drag coefficient than the Bugatti super cars, of course I'd choose it first! And 400 miles in a 30 minute charge when you get paid by the mile is a bonus too, you spend more time on the road and it takes half that time to fuel a semi, but on a 5% grade they manage 45 miles per hour where the Tesla does 65 mph on the same grade. Most of those are designed to look cool, but the drag must be pretty high. And finally, Elon wants us to have jobs so his truck isn't self driving, even though he created the first self driving cars on the road, way to go Elon! And allowing other manufactures to use many of your patents for free is also the right thing to do if we want to breath in the future.

[@hassantariq2971]

People at this point in time just don't realize how dangerous could fully autonomous vehicles be with no one to blame, no number plates, no lawsuits, and the list goes on... Let the fully autonomous hit the roads and see the results. Several would also lose jobs and the big corporate firms that would own fully autonomous will fail as a result; no thriving market or economy to support the services. The economic balance is very important.

[@zbyszanna]

People also lost jobs because of a shovel , cartwheel or excavators. Also self service lifts removed the need for lift operators. If you think its bad that people replace some labour with automation, then you should also be against all those things I mentioned. As always, market will find a way to utilize those people in a new, morę productive way.

[@yakuza_toast8033]

If all vehicles on the road are automated, they would probably communicate better than humans

[@hassantariq2971]

​@@yakuza_toast8033 hahahahha, you are so funny. Automation in autos makes so little sense as a small group of people engineers them. Such products don't know when to change lanes, what should be the acceleration etc. and just few brake modes? Come on. lol. See videos on youtube esp Tesla's car's recent June 2020 accident with a truck, which was on autopilot. You will have an idea.

[@dirktetechs.f.realities9829]

As a driver, they all fail ! There is no wind splitters/diverters. This "wall" design causes a lot of problems, that are difficult to deal with ! ********** Given that much frontal area against the air flow, you might as well have a huge parachute ! The greatest advancement between 1980 & 1995, was the deflection hood/bunk on top of cab. Suddenly: you could drive 30% further at faster speeds, with less fuel. The driver also has better handling control. Plus, you have a sleeping bunk (double bed ?)

[@mattstbe6452]

Audi: here you go kids, the future of semi trucks Also Audi: Don’t worry boomers, we’ll still use oil

[@scottcampbell5549]

Ha by time these come out and actually hit streets. You can use this same phrase. Just change boomers to Millennials lol 😝

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

Oil is going to dry up or cost so much to extract from the ground that it will destroy the worlds economies. It is not renewable. 10 years from now more EV's will be made then Gas cars, mark my word, kids!!!!

[@bobbycv64]

this boomer hates oil, it's stupid

[@larrylord5351]

So what happens when this vehicle has an event like a flat or in route blowout does it change its own tire would like to see that issue

[@Lindyphuoc]

Tesla RV with autonomous driving for summer family vacation would be awesome

[@Psycandy]

does it still need a driver or would the truck itself have to appear in court if it did something wrong... and how is this better than rail, which is already electric and autonomous and cheaper and safer and reliable... or is the distribution hub located away from an airport or rail terminus, making fleets of traffic-jamming trucks a necessity lol

[@Myrddnn]

I am at the end and still waiting for you to show me even one that comes close to Tesla, much less is ahead. And as for those claiming full self driving, where are they going to get their data from? Tesla has over a billion miles of data and it's growing rapidly. I doubt any of the others will have a system ready if they had a decade to do so.

[@SiisKolkytEuroo]

Video title "This truck is ahead of tesla" Actual contents of the video: Starts going through all kinds of special utilty trucks in a list

[@pbjracing14yearsago49]

Yeah. Sucky content too.

[@me1assassin]

Yea, thumbs down for sure. Click bait title with "Tesla" in it to grab viewers.

[@Chandrakanthlakhinana]

That's why I stopped watching and reading comments

[@SiisKolkytEuroo]

@@Chandrakanthlakhinana can you elaborate

[@Chandrakanthlakhinana]

@@SiisKolkytEuroo I found there is no link between title and video in first 2 mins then paused video and came to read comments

[@byram101]

Consumers have grown weary of concepts and ready for tangible products. Level 5 autonomy for any of these are miles away from any actual roads. Dyson cancelled his concept car roll out because concepts can be extremely hard to mass produce.. same with these cool trucks I presume.

[@keithonine4045]

For the independent hauler with their own trailer, I would think utilizing the space under the trailer for batteries could be advantageous by lightening the cab, extending the range when hauling, and dispersing the overall weight. Also, a 53' trailer provides 424 sqft of roof that if covered by the currently best flexible solar panels would generate over 4 kilowatts. Obviously that's not enough to provide all the juice needed to haul a load but ask any trucker with a reefer unit how much they spend on fuel and maintenance to keep their trailer cold then add the cost of fuel used while sleeping on the road and you'll find that extra bit of solar energy would more than eliminate those operating costs. I would think even diesel drivers would welcome solar covered reefer trailers with a decent lithium battery pack tucked under the trailer. To all you entrepreneurs out there, spend a hot sunny afternoon at a truck yard full of reefer units and you'll see a solar opportunity!

[@Azanthiel]

3:40 Aerodynamic he said. Like having a big wall I'm the front doesn't produce a bunch of drag

[@TomPotman]

It looks like a phone

[@Azanthiel]

Tom Potman it really does

[@GeorgeBonez]

This reminds me of the crazy concept car books I used to get in public school libraries in the early 70’s. The No-Cab Driverless trucks will NEVER HAPPEN unless the entire route is controlled like a train track! The day I see that going down the road I’ll eat a bullet! Trucks have to do so many complicated unknown maneuvers that a 100% autonomous truck will never happen! There has to be a way for a human to take charge in special circumstances and a stupid remote control isn’t going to cut it. You have to feel the vehicle to make it work! Tesla was the only truck in the vid that was feasible.

[@maintenanceculture4465]

I'm not interested in fiction but reality. Elon Musk always delivers.

[@bobbycv64]

MORE THAN LOL, EXACTLY. I want it now. Tesla, here you go :-)

[@Chrisp707-]

With vehicles of this size these trucks FOR NOW should still have a driver cabin for manual takeover in case of system failure

[@TheBrochen]

5:55 made me think i was having a stroke.

[@DEEJAYYCHINO]

Looks like some giant forehead

[@Bigben34500]

Only a couple of them can carry trailers, which is Tesla competition, so still they would only have like 3 companies to worry about if they somehow get production up without bankrupting or being bought out

[@uzzie88]

I like the Mercedes one, but I think the only one that'll we'll see within the next 50 years is the tesla.

[@darell8310]

Lol just tesla? Pretty small thinking only reason they lead in electricity is cause thats all they need focus on. If other brands did they wouldn't be leading.

[@allistancooper1502]

I'm sorry but just Tesla is very small minded with Tesla pushing for self driving eltric trucks and it becoming popular will push other truck manufacturers to build they own to keep up or they will be left behind we are in a time were people want zero CEO2 emitted vehicles so eltric vehicles are in demand people are pushing for other brands besides Tesla to make eltric vehicles that's why you are seeing other truck and cars manufacturers coming up with different eltric trucks and car concepts to keep up with Tesla and the growing trend so just Tesla is very small. Thinking.

[@tylerdengler6960]

Allistan Cooper wait, Tesla is small-minded for starting a trend and making electric vehicles commercially available a reality?

[@seressor]

DARELL Its the other car companies faults. They didn’t even think about starting to make electric cars at all until Tesla. But Tesla has been developing their tech for years now and they have their factories already established to make electric vehicles while other car companies need to make their own factories and their specs aren’t close to Teslas

[@umehkingsley7162]

China : hold my beer

[@BoltRaven]

My dream job was always to be a trucker in 2025 and sit back watching Netflix all day while getting paid. Sucks that they went driverless.

[@juanar4305]

The competition: more aesthetics than technology

[@PrasanthGumpena]

they promise, they deliver and beat expectaions, There is just no other company like TESLA period.

[@RafaelSanchezBcn]

agree

[@turtleretward1860]

And they late but they still real

[@JoeyPlayz16]

So if some of these are driverless, what happens if you accidentally crash into one?

[@BradMosch_engineer]

A driverless cop car comes and spits out a ticket to you. Then a driverless tow-truck or two come out and get your car and the truck while leaving you standing there waiting for your driverless Tesla Taxi to pick you up and bring you to the Tesla store to buy a new one. What else did you think could possibly happen? 8-)

[@lgraham4288]

@@BradMosch_engineer ...and your insurance goes up! : - )

[@Barskor1]

If it was a Tesla and fully unlocked it could see you coming then steer accelerate or brake to avoid or limit the impact.

[@Cadambank]

New technologies always displaces existing workforce but creates new opportunities. The government should research on those opportunities and try to bring it to the masses so that the transition would be smooth and controlled instead of chaos that usually follow such technologies becoming main stream.

[@bobboberson2024]

Well, automonmus vehicles have been utilized in industry for years. From the smallest level - to actual haulers. So the concept isn't new. But the Vera units will make larger areas like ports look like an Amazon FC right now. And that's big. In the end, get your kids into IT if they want a job in the future. Also, it's SHEE-ron. ;)

[@Azanthiel]

Nope, it's pronounced chiron not sheer on.

[@bobboberson2024]

@@Azanthiel Sorry. Nope.

[@edwardmcconnell5937]

i want to know if you can use these in winter because of all the sensers, it is hard to see the road linds in the winter and if it is anything like the tesla's auto pilot then you cant use it in the winter i don't think.

[@deborahchesser7375]

When are they going to implement inductive charging ? 50 mile stretches of road that charge as they go.

[@JohnCharville]

My favourite ? All the Tractor Units that had 'Ground Clearance'.

[@JohnCharville]

What happened to you showing the Nikola ?

[@etern2228]

Will do;)

[@60viking]

For Americans well being i don't buy foreign products no matter where they're made.

[@christopherparlow3433]

Your mostly the only person here with a brain. Good thinking.

[@60viking]

@@christopherparlow3433 lets start a movement . :-)

[@i.m.grimripperroo4575]

Self driving trucks won’t last a month; every independent trucker will see to that...

[@Fastline1000]

When trucks begin to look like oversized mobile phones and tablets :-)

[@fenn_fren]

The all new Wi-Fi router on wheels

[@Garth-np2vo]

Self-driving vehicles you can count on and do on your phone and relax maybe even save more lives

[@TEDavis]

I wonder if Tesla's electric motor could be applied to Boeing aircraft landing gear. Using it to taxi from terminal to runway; unaided by the jet engines. Saving a tremendous amount of fuel. Just saying.

[@bluecollarnobody4217]

That’s a great idea sincerely

[@TEDavis]

@@bluecollarnobody4217 "Thank You" Mr. Sitaras.

[@sevencostanza3931]

mini cooper towing aircraft: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2TPoqR_eZJod8U I looked up what electric car I could afford right now if I was in market for electric (model 3 is out of my price range). Electric mini cooper does not have the range of model 3 but i only need it for around town errands. Starts at $30K before federal tax credits: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2TPoqR_eZJod8U

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

Good idea!

[@ruveenperera]

Soon after take off, the motor and the batteries will become dead weight and engines will burn fuel for that. Factor in the additional maintenance (preventive and otherwise) it may not save as much. If it can be designed to disengage once on the runway before takeoff (like a tug that goes the extra mile to take it to the runway ), it maylead to some savings. Still it will add additional delays when taxiing back in to the terminal because of the aircraft having to wait on the runway for the tractor to arrive. Can also pause a significant risk to the other aircraft taking off and landing. Doesn't look like a practical solution at this time, may be in the future.......

[@unusuario5173]

The more competition, the better for us all. Awesome.

[@victorvandyke9898]

You didn't talk about how these trucks will drive themselves! There are two systems that can do this, FLIR, (forward looking infrared) a system currently used by many slow moving Mega Yachts. Not great for the road. The second one is with cameras, which Tesla is developing. To date Tesla has close to 6 billion miles of travelled data that they get continuously from all the Tesla cars out there, identifying every curve, stopsign, traffic signals, lane markings and a host more information. The other guys haven't even started. I initially ordered a Rivian, ($1000 dep) but they seem to get nothing done but delay after delay. I then placed an order for a Tesla Model Y, a $2000 deposit thank you. I also placed an order for a Cybertruck, sure $100 dep there. I just recently placed an order for a Tesla Semi truck as well, yikes, $20,000 deposit for that one. Do I need a Semi truck? Hell no, but I will have one of the very first ones and plan on using it as my retirement income. So, it does seem as though the world is going to switch to Electric trucks as well as cars, and Tesla is leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.

[@ew4096]

Ok, why are these companies wasting all that R&D? Concept trucks etc. Create a truck that will not crash into vehicles when changing lanes, create a truck that is not going to crash into low bridges, create a truck with a driver who can connect two sentences together without an expletive.

[@MattHumanPizza]

I'd actually like that these will be taking people's jobs. So many lives will be saved taking the error out of the equation.

[@nancynieder2894]

What if it was your job Mr Pizza?

[@MattHumanPizza]

@@nancynieder2894 I'd just get another

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Bugatti never disappoints me with a good looking car

[@ouissandy2806]

Tesla is 7 + years ahead of everyone. E V E R Y O N E.

[@russianbot3411]

a good reason for global vaccination so that these unmanned vehicles can detect humans :)

[@fflanaganus]

Some of those EV Trucks may work but you did not state how long is the recharge tim. Not stated is how long is their range in cold climate to hot climate. Some of those truck designs are to low to the ground and road objects will cause damage to them. Also it is not stated how will these auto drive systems will handle sudden emergency situations.

[@loungelizard836]

Why does the Thor ET1 have a ginormous grill? EV trucks don't need that, they need maybe 1/4 of that. Not very "aero"!

[@bobbycv64]

actually EV doesn't need a grill at all. the grill only does one thing keep an engine cool. electric we are talking motors and easy to keep cool without WATER.

[@visitengineermukhtarahmed1234]

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيْم۔۔۔ کی محمدﷺ سے وفا تو نے تو ہم تیرے ھیں ۔۔۔ یہ جہاں چیز ھے کیا لوح وقلم تیرے ھیں

[@stoner27th]

Imagine how scary it is when you drive your tiny car on the highway and suddenly on the rearview mirror... one of these driverless trucks starts tailgating you..

[@MyUniversalUniversity]

Thats the point, when it is AI and not some idiot driving it from his apartment, that is not going to happen. That's what human truck drivers do everyday on the freeways. Not all of them, but I see it all the time.

[@pierrepellerin249]

none of these electric trucks can do what we do now. Me and my partner average 1600 km a day so what would a 300 miles battery capacity be good for except turn a 7 days trip into a month long trip... And I'd be curious to know how a driverless truck deal with verifying it's cargo every 4 hrs or verifying visually it's tires, do the mandatory break checks in certain areas. How would a driverless truck stop at California border to answer questions? how would it respond to orders of 'park there so we can check your paperwork and cargo'. I see very limited use for these expensive and very limited trucks. 4 motors is 4 times more expensive then 1 to maintain... My last truck had 2,6 million km on it's odometer, i wonder how many batteries you'd go thru for that milage...

[@-Patouille-]

A 16,000 pound truck that can be driven remotely of 4g.... lemme get plowed by the truck real quick cause their company hit their data cap lmao

[@Barskor1]

Or got hacked or just signal jammed intentionally or not.

[@stevel9627]

No truck should be fully electric unless they can somehow create artificial noise to alert everyone where it is

[@bongobrandy6297]

This is exactly what E.Musk was hoping for. Competition is good for everyone. What do all those different trucks expect to supply the battery cells? I'm guessing it won't be RAYOVAC.

[@Humanaut.]

Comparing concept trucks to tesla's near to market release / mass produceable truck with a far superior price to performance ratio while at the same time having superior battery technology(what really counts) and being the only company to actually have the production facilities. Mass producing something is far more difficult than designing it and building a prototype.

[@macjonte]

So two of these come from a country with ten million people - sweden. (No 1&2) will this make us the most self driven country per capita? :) Many of these are only on the design stage. The first two has been driving on public roads at least.

[@dzerres]

Mostly vaporware. Easy for a "designer"/programmer to show something; much harder to actually have a working model that meets current and future regulations. From what I have seen Tesla is the ONLY one whose real truck has actually moved cargo on public streets.