[Flick Lives]

I wonder if a driverless truck will be more suseptible to highway robbers? They pull up in front of the truck, the truck obediently slows down to avoid a collision. The robbers force it to a stop by blocking it. Will the truck make a 911 call for help? Will it employ some sort of onboard defense system?

[2ndDivisionVet]

I suppose they could electrify the chassis or have some sort of non-lethal gas or something.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I understand that a number of trains that run through the Mojave desert in California have been subject to looting.

Of course the companies could subcontract out to drone companies to monitor their fleets.

[TChad]

I wonder if a driverless truck will be more suseptible to highway robbers?

Good point. A new occupation is born: driverless truck hijacker. True, it's a criminal occupation, but these days we take what we can get.

I don't see how driverless trucks could be well defended. The trucks and their cargo are just property. AFAIK it is not legal to use lethal force to defend property.

[Proud2BeRight]

Or a hacker pulls it off the Interstate.

[umgud]

A truckload of cigarettes is worth millions.

[piytar]

Well, since a large part of the systems are very sophisticated computer controlled sensor suites, those robbers would have to be VERY tech savvy not to get caught soon after such a robbery...

[VerySadAmerican]

The truck will be like the 58 Plymouth “Christine”. Don’t mess with it.

[Zeppo]

Will it employ some sort of onboard defense system?

Frickin' laser beams attached to their heads.

[Rodamala]

I will find out and let you know. Oh, how many cartons of Kools do you want?