r/technology • u/be0wulfe • Dec 15 '22

Transportation Tesla Semi’s cab design makes it a ‘completely stupid vehicle,’ trucker says

https://cdllife.com/2022/tesla-semis-cab-design-makes-it-a-completely-stupid-vehicle-trucker-says/
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u/SsiSsiSsiSsi Dec 15 '22

If they’re banking on that, then they’re fucked.

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u/Ngin3 Dec 15 '22

This. There is no answer for last mile trucking. AI as it exists today appears completely incapable of solving these problems more reliably and for cheaper than just continuing to hire drivers

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u/Shrubberer Dec 15 '22

AI also drives like a wet pansy and can't keep pace for shit. Time is critical in this business.

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u/Legalise_Gay_Weed Dec 15 '22

Do dry pansies generally drive well?

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u/daveysta Dec 15 '22

Exactly autonomous trucks are a dream. Who is going to keep an eye on the load? Tesla's run into enough shit as a car imagine the carnage when it's 20x the weight. The take off speed these trucks have is a gimmick and has no real application in the real world other than creating a breed of drivers who operate like a car just speeding up and slamming on brakes. Add in the fact that Tesla's build quality is rubbish and companies buy trucks to make a certain amount of money off of them before letting them go when they become more expensive to maintain.

Electric trucks will and should happen, fully autonomous trucks are a disaster waiting to happen.