How soon do you think self driven trucks will become a real thing on the road?

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612134

{"replyTo":"","text":"it has already happened numerous times.","replyToPid":0}

780314

{"replyTo":"","text":"already sounds like a disaster. All it takes for one of those trucks to get hacked and then it's all over then","replyToPid":0}

791349

{"replyTo":"","text":"Nevada and Arizona already have them. until they are main stream and you ain't got a job? 20 yrs before the public accepts vehicles without any body in the driver seat to take over in emergency.","replyToPid":0}

612134

{"replyTo":"","text":"they're makin beer runs from fort Collins to Denver already","replyToPid":0}

747109

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"I hope it never happens successfully"}

630766

{"replyTo":"","text":"never you paranoid company drivers","replyToPid":0}

790515

{"replyTo":"","text":"If it ever does happen.  I won't see it in my lifetime I don't believe.","replyToPid":0}

211886

{"replyTo":"","text":"And of you don't grow... You'll have one helluva twitch","replyToPid":0}

280160

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"Autonomous vehicles still need a driver to take over in case something goes wrong, but people can't even pay attention when they have complete control of vehicle so thinking they will be ready to take over when a vehicle drives itself is just plain stupid.\n\nA human driver can react to events better then a computer can. If something happens right in front of the truck, what will the computer do? Just lock the brakes? A human can move to the shoulder or take an off ramp if available and stop safely.\n\nWe still haven't seen how an autonomous vehicle will handle weather, hills, and traffic. It wont know what wind speed is safe to travel in based on load weight and how would it know where to park if things started to get to bad?  Same with dealing with gusts, a human can see trees, etc that block wind and prepare for changes in crosswind.  Ice and hills pose similar issues.  What will an autonomous truck do in rush hour traffic in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, or any other major city? If it tries to keep a safe following distance then it will end up stopped and stuck in the middle of the highway because cars will pull into any gap big enough for them to fit.\n\nCompanies are in the business to make money. People have already demonstrated they can mess with autonomous vehicles by putting stickers on signs or painting lines on a street. What will happen when one of these trucks gets directed into oncoming traffic or worse a building or school yard? Lawsuits will fly, the public will become scared, customers will refuse to give business to clients so they will leave, the company's stock will drop. Could cause the company to go out of business if they couldn't recover."}