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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. Probably not.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 07:20 PM

Nov 26

The technology is no where near ready. I believe that driverless cars require a lot of technological support that doesn't exactly exist right now. One friend of mine likes to point out that the apparent accident rate for the driverless cabs in San Francisco have very low accident rates, although apparently they also do things like not stop for school busses, and they are only operating in a limited area.

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This is scary, just passed along semi and [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 26 OP

Seen it. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 26 #1

Suffering succotash. Baitball Blogger Nov 26 #2

Years ago I was heading to a hearing at about 4:30 AM. rsdsharp Nov 26 #3

Yikes! Baitball Blogger Nov 26 #4

In a few years, the long-haul semis will be driverless, or robot-driven FakeNoose Nov 26 #5

Probably not. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 26 #8

It's already happening, FakeNoose Niagara Nov 26 #12

Last summer... 2naSalit Nov 26 #14

My youngest son just bought a used Volvo with only 14,000 miles on it peggysue2 Nov 26 #6

You think these driverless cars Deminpenn Nov 26 #21

LOL. No way at least not yet. peggysue2 Nov 26 #23

The roving crews don't even give a warning that there's a lane ahead closed Deminpenn Nov 27 #24

I95 is always a dice throw; you never know what you're going to get peggysue2 Nov 27 #25

I95 is busy no matter when Deminpenn Nov 27 #29

When I lived in Japan in the '90s ... Straw Man Nov 26 #7

I guess the Japanese are much more sensible PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 26 #10

Yes it is Ferryboat Nov 26 #9

Maybe Timewas Nov 26 #11

I have seen drivers reading books and newspapers in their cars, and this was in the 1980s and 1990s. tblue37 Nov 26 #13

You would be surprised at what truck drivers see Emile Nov 26 #15

Are you sure it wasn't a gps with a large screen? BluesRunTheGame Nov 26 #16

No, it was a show. Baitball Blogger Nov 26 #17

Okay, I've seen that too. BluesRunTheGame Nov 26 #18

Dvd players KentuckyWoman Nov 26 #19

Georgia porn. rubbersole Nov 26 #20

I've seen worse, but it wasn't a trucker. LudwigPastorius Nov 26 #22

We watched THE GAME on my phone one year driving back from Georgia underpants Nov 27 #26

It is common. Onthefly Nov 27 #27

It's mind-blowing. Baitball Blogger Nov 27 #28

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