A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video]
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#2Brilliant. Seems to be a simple but effective time saver.
He's got more information here: http://www.idatatruck.co.uk/
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#3It is nearly unbelievable to me that this hasn't been done already by shipping companies.
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#4It is nearly unbelievable to me that this hasn't been done already by shipping companies.
In the US, I do believe that this technology exists. Whether or not all shipping firms have adopted it, I'm not certain.
As for the UK, I have even less of an idea. Either way, this fella had to call in each time a haul was transferred, so it seems that he's saved himself and the company a bit of trouble.
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#5It is nearly unbelievable to me that this hasn't been done already by shipping companies.
I think it has been.
I interviewed for a job in Las Vegas last year where I was shown this sort of technology for the trucking/shipping industry, albeit more server-based and not so distributed.
My hats off to this guy.
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#6Self driving cars are going to upend this industry (eventually). Many mining companies are actively working on getting their mining equipment to be automated to do the riskier jobs without risking drivers. The same ideas apply here. Remove the driver and suddenly you have a truck that runs deliveries 24/7 and only stops to refuel and get serviced. One would hope that as the technology gets more sophisticated the number of accidents would drop, the vehicles could safely drive and react at higher speeds, and of course self optimize their routes and driving styles to save on fuel.
Re: A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video]
#7It is nearly unbelievable to me that this hasn't been done already by shipping companies.
likely in different forms, think UPS/Fed Ex with their tablets and GPS connected trucks. Many trucking companies know exactly where their trucks are, they don't need to be told when they left; likely only why they haven't
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#8It is nearly unbelievable to me that this hasn't been done already by shipping companies.
In the US, I do believe that this technology exists. Whether or not all shipping firms have adopted it, I'm not certain. As for the UK, I have even less of an idea. Either way, this fella had to call in each time a haul was transferred, so it seems that he's saved himself and the company a bit of trouble.
It does exist in the US. The ones I've seen are linked to GPS trackers that are added to fleets, so it's more a company adopted thing than a driver adopted thing.
The amount of data that you can get is pretty impressive from tracking a driver in real-time. There are even versions with cameras pointed at the driver and the road to record any "adverse events". In this way, it's less focused on the driver and more focused on fleet management.
Re: A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video]
#9Self driving cars are going to upend this industry (eventually). Many mining companies are actively working on getting their mining equipment to be automated to do the riskier jobs without risking drivers. The same ideas apply here. Remove the driver and suddenly you have a truck that runs deliveries 24/7 and only stops to refuel and get serviced. One would hope that as the technology gets more sophisticated the numb…
It's not really the vehicles.
It's the loading docks, the fueling stations, the truck scales and all the rest of the infrastructure that supports trucking.
All of those are going to need to have "automated truck" support as well, not to mention, when an 18 wheeler blows out a tire, you need some skills to bring the truck to a successful stop, but even more skills and equipment to effect the repair.
Mining operations are easier because they work on their own property and aren't required to mix with other passenger vehicles.
I know you said "eventually," but I suspect that it's going to take at least 50 years before we're anywhere even close.
Re: A trucker trying to hack the haulage industry [video]
#10Self driving cars are going to upend this industry (eventually). Many mining companies are actively working on getting their mining equipment to be automated to do the riskier jobs without risking drivers. The same ideas apply here. Remove the driver and suddenly you have a truck that runs deliveries 24/7 and only stops to refuel and get serviced. One would hope that as the technology gets more sophisticated the numb…
I've always be leery of self driving cars. They run on software. Software is only is good as the guy programming it.
What happens when the software develops a bug? Be it in the middle of rush hour traffic, or hurling down the highway at 70mph?
For all of the great things we know self driving cars can potentially bring to the table, how do we account for the issue of buggy software?