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Canadian Flyer said:
I really don't think the tall foreheads that keep trying to force these systems on us realize just how dangerous taking us out of the equation before the trucks are ready to drive themselves is.

All they can talk about is how dangerous fatigue and distraction are. So they're doing everything possible to make us less engaged with the job. Less engagement equals a greater risk of fatigue and increased likelihood of distraction.
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True... Now this, from our left coast loon farm:

California Scraps Safety Driver Rules for Self-Driving Cars

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/...lights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront

"The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said Monday that it was eliminating a requirement for autonomous vehicles to have a person in the driver’s seat to take over in the event of an emergency. The new rule goes into effect on April 2.

California has given 50 companies a license to test self-driving vehicles in the state. The new rules also require companies to be able to operate the vehicle remotely — a bit like a flying military drone — and communicate with law enforcement and other drivers when something goes wrong."

"When" something goes wrong? What could possibly go wrong???
 
FedEx, UPS Trade Barbs Over NRA Ties After Florida Shooting

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...rbs-over-nra-ties-in-wake-of-florida-shooting

"FedEx Corp. on Tuesday trumpeted that the gun-rights group uses United Parcel Service Inc. for shipments from the online NRA store. “And not FedEx,” the company said by email, underlining the last two words of the sentence.

UPS responded quickly. Yes, it has a shipping deal with the NRA, it said. But it doesn’t offer special services for the group’s members. FedEx does, and that company said Monday that it would maintain its discounts for businesses and consumers who belong to the NRA."
 
SwampRatt said:
True... Now this, from our left coast loon farm:

California Scraps Safety Driver Rules for Self-Driving Cars

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/technology/driverless-cars-california-rules.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/business&action=click&contentCollection=business&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront

"The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said Monday that it was eliminating a requirement for autonomous vehicles to have a person in the driver’s seat to take over in the event of an emergency. The new rule goes into effect on April 2.

California has given 50 companies a license to test self-driving vehicles in the state. The new rules also require companies to be able to operate the vehicle remotely — a bit like a flying military drone — and communicate with law enforcement and other drivers when something goes wrong."

"When" something goes wrong? What could possibly go wrong???
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Just asking? How does a police officer get a driverless car to pull over in the event of a traffic stop?
 
Canadian Flyer said:
It's not about outrunning. It's about being able to try and keep a distance between you and them. To get yourself perhaps somewhere less alone where they're less likely to do anything stupid.

You don't have to outrun a 4-wheeler to keep him somewhere he can't shoot you.
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and the single biggest problem we still have, is getting so called professional drivers to act like mature professional's. I've heard pretty much every excuse I could ever imagine for why drivers need to be stupid. Grow up folks. Drive like a grandma, and enjoy the scenery.

ST
 
silent trucker said:
and the single biggest problem we still have, is getting so called professional drivers to act like mature professional's. I've heard pretty much every excuse I could ever imagine for why drivers need to be stupid. Grow up folks. Drive like a grandma, and enjoy the scenery.

ST
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If everyone shared the road like they're supposed to, it'd be less of a problem.

And not everyone is paid by the hour like you are. I'd very much like to be.
 
Isuzu adds new Crew Cab to Class 5 NRR in 2018-19 lineup

http://www.fleetowner.com/trucks/is...m=email&elq2=2e8845ee566d4a78801c206724b675cf

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Coop said to have placed an order for 100, to service the "brown glove e-commerce farm delivery" market.

:clapping:
 
Greggs driver stranded on motorway decides everyone needs a free doughnut


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/01/gregg...yone-needs-free-doughnut-7353806/?ito=cbshare

"Jon is a delivery driver for Greggs and he was en route to a drop-off when his lorry full of a cakes and doughnuts grinded to a halt near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. As the heavy snow kept coming, Jon decided to cheer everyone up. Drivers on the A1 near Berwick-upon-Tweed have been stranded for 12 hours.

He got the go-ahead from head office and started unloading boxes of the good stuff from his lorry."

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SwampRatt said:
Greggs driver stranded on motorway decides everyone needs a free doughnut


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/01/gregg...yone-needs-free-doughnut-7353806/?ito=cbshare

"Jon is a delivery driver for Greggs and he was en route to a drop-off when his lorry full of a cakes and doughnuts grinded to a halt near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. As the heavy snow kept coming, Jon decided to cheer everyone up. Drivers on the A1 near Berwick-upon-Tweed have been stranded for 12 hours.

He got the go-ahead from head office and started unloading boxes of the good stuff from his lorry."

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Now that's some British spirit right there!
 
SwampRatt said:
Greggs driver stranded on motorway decides everyone needs a free doughnut


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/01/gregg...yone-needs-free-doughnut-7353806/?ito=cbshare

"Jon is a delivery driver for Greggs and he was en route to a drop-off when his lorry full of a cakes and doughnuts grinded to a halt near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. As the heavy snow kept coming, Jon decided to cheer everyone up. Drivers on the A1 near Berwick-upon-Tweed have been stranded for 12 hours.

He got the go-ahead from head office and started unloading boxes of the good stuff from his lorry."

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Heavy snow? That’s a dusting, at best...
 
SwampRatt said:
Humans Slapped and Shouted at Robot Cars in Two of Six California DMV Crash Reports This Year

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/humans-slapped-and-shouted-robot-cars-two-six-california-dmv-crash-reports-year-0?utm_source=express&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpobU1EY3hZalZqTURGaSIsInQiOiIyeHZPbnJzRTNXMUJmUXhwU2xUNXNxaFV0Z2RxQVdzMEJZZ213Y1wvNGhKK3NlUW9RamluMkpqQ1g2c2pOMDFZVzA0UWdSa0lyVEZUcFNURllsdHlLQTlUeFNDcEptMTRTWVJtMFdnMXlwWmFsYVIxY3lBUHZjemlPNHdKcFY0cDkifQ==

"The human response to possible takeover by robot overlords is off to a troubling start.

Of six crash reports involving robot cars filed in California so far this year, two involved a human approaching the car and attacking it."
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As long as the cars don't say "I'll be back", we're ok. Unless, of course, they mutter something from Maximum Overdrive. Only thing that movie was good for was a AC/DC resurgence.
 
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