Tag: self-driving cars

Channel 19

With the public leery about sharing the road with robots, ‘Advocates’ may be truckers’ ally, for once

As more and more assistive driving technologies keep hitting the roads, truck drivers may find a new kind of ally in a group pressing for safety standards.

February 13, 2020

Channel 19

Back to the future: ‘Trucks of America’ in 1973; The drones are coming! (take four)

Did you know Overdrive once published truck jigsaw puzzles? We didn’t either … And: The drones are coming! Congressional moves reportedly would prevent erection of state barriers to autonomous vehicles and centralize rules at federal level…

June 20, 2017

Channel 19

An ‘Autonomous Trap’: The limits of technology, illustrated

A new video is a a fairly cheeky expression of the limits of technology in the face of the human mind and its proclivities for art, invention and persistence, by British artist James Bridle, trapping an autonomous car in a salt circle. Might it work on auto-trucks as well? …

March 21, 2017

Voices

Truckers: No to ‘beta’ testing when lives at stake

Truckers polled this month agreed by and large with much of Consumer Reports’ “Too much autonomy too soon” verdict about the ‘Autopilot’ technology deployed in the Tesla Model S in ‘beta’ form, recently in use during a fatal crash in Florida.

August 15, 2016

Voices

POLL: Should Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ system be pulled from its vehicles?

With NHTSA investigating crashes (one fatal and involving a truck) that occurred with automaker Tesla’s beta ‘Autopilot’ function enabled, Tesla says it’s on balance saving lives with the function, but Consumer Reports said otherwise: ‘Too much autonomy too soon.’ Weigh in yourself here.

August 8, 2016