Review: Self-Driving Trucks

There's a lot of talk about self-driving cars, but how much do you know about the industry for self-driving trucks?

I didn't know much until now - after watching this video (below). It's already here - i.e. there are already autonomous, self-driving trucks on the road right now. And for your convenience, I have add more video clips regarding the top two companies producing self-driving trucks: Embark & TuSimple.

In short, people will no longer need to drive trucks. Since trucks pose a large risk to people's lives on the road, I don't think these trucks will be 100% autonomous, self-driving. There will be a person from the trucking company's headquarters (or somewhere) supervising the trucks and ensuring these trucks on the road are driving carefully and safely. Something like remote control driving. And that means cybersecurity will be even more important (which I can't wasn't mentioned in these videos). It's one thing to talk about robots (including self-driving trucks) will function well and safely, but it's another thing to talk about robots having security without being manipulated by hackers.

How Amazon Demand Drives Autonomous Truck Tech (by CNBC)

Embark

Tu Simple

Could driverless vehicles spell the end of the road for truck drivers? (by PBS)

References

• https://embarktrucks.com/
• https://www.tusimple.com/