Company turns trucking into a real-life video game

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{"text":"A company developing remote-control trucks believes that gamers could be the trucking industry's answer to perceived \"driver shortage.\"\n\n\nAccording to Bloomberg, Phantom Auto, an autonomous vehicle company located in Mountain View, California, has developed a series of remote control yard trucks that can be controlled from as far as seven states away, and they claim that it's not much different from playing video Games.\n\n\nThe yard trucks are operated from offices in California by someone sitting at a bank of computer screens, which Phantom Auto says offers them a more comprehensive view, allowing the vehicle to be controlled more accurately than if it were manned by a traditional driver, and that's Where gamers come in.\n\n\nUsing the multiple screens and remote controls, the yard truck can be maneuvered through a truck lot, moving trailers and generally operating as a typical truck would. 25-year-old programmer, Ben Shukman, is the product lead for the remote technology and says That his years of binging video games have helped him be a better remote driver.\n\n\nRead More: http://cdllife.com/2019/gamers-could-be-the-next-replacement-for-truckers-say-remotely-controlled-truck-developers/ ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}