According to reports, within the next decade, we can expect that the
number of autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads will become a mainstream force.
While this will noticeably decrease the cost to
move goods, it puts the 1.7 million truckers on US roads at-risk for becoming
unemployed. So, just how much benefit will the trucking industry gain from
self-driving trucks and platooning?
Will platooning
become a reality, or it is just wishful thinking by truck makers? Just how soon
will it become a reality? And who will benefit most? Is the technology in place
to make it happen? And is the technology really safe? How does the insurance
industry feel about these developments? And has the ground been adequately prepared
to implement driver training? Should trucks carry illuminated signs to alert
other drivers that the trucks in front are platooning and that extra time is
required for overtaking manoeuvers?
There are lots of
questions to ask.
On 19 October,
Transport Topics’ Neil Abt will host a LiveOnWeb at 12noon EST to discuss new
developments and future forecasts. Joining him will be, TT’s Technology Editor
Seth Clevenger, and special guest Fred Andersky, director of customer solutions
and director of government and industry affairs at Bendix Commercial Vehicle
Systems.
For details, see liveonweb.ttnews.co
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