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United States Postal Service testing TuSimple's autonomous trucks
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| May 21, 2019
| Gary Gastelu | Fox News
Posted on 05/21/2019 5:01:53 PM PDT by ETL
The United States Postal Service is going autonomous. At least for a couple of deliveries.
San Diego-based self-driving truck startup TuSimple has won a contract to make five shipments for the agency between its Phoenix and Dallas hubs.
The 1,000-mile trips will use TuSimple’s semi, which is equipped with lidars, radars and cameras, including one that can see 1,000 meters [~2/3rd mile] in front of the truck.
The vehicle is capable of Level 4 autonomous driving, which means it can operate itself in most situations without any input from the safety engineer and driver that ride along during testing.
Nvidia-backed TuSimple currently has about a dozen prototype vehicles in operation making deliveries for paid customers and plans to have as many as 50 on the road later this year.
The company said the 22-hour route is the perfect demonstration for the potential benefits of the technology, because it typically requires two drivers in conventional trucks.
The USPS is currently evaluating a variety of autonomous technologies in an effort to increase driver safety, reduce fuel costs, and boost productivity, according to a Postmaster General report on the topic.
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:01:53 PM PDT
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ETL
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05/21/2019 5:02:09 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Just wait until the first fatal accident
To: ETL; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; KC_Lion; FredZarguna; PROCON
Can they drive frozen fish and pop bottles?
I got an idea about the Michigan pop-bottle refund.....
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05/21/2019 5:07:47 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: ETL
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:09:15 PM PDT
by
alancarp
(George Orwell was an optimist.)
To: ETL; Larry Lucido; SaveFerris; Gamecock
But what will happen to the postal drivers?
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05/21/2019 5:09:51 PM PDT
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PROCON
('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
To: ETL
Already posted this image in another thread, but this one has motion.
And yes, I know it says "self-driving."
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:10:46 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: PROCON; SaveFerris
To: Larry Lucido
9,999 Bottles and Cans!!!
We’re raking in $500 a man!
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05/21/2019 5:12:01 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Larry Lucido
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05/21/2019 5:16:49 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Spielberg made his first big splash with that TV movie.
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:18:39 PM PDT
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Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius available at Amazon.)
To: SaveFerris
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05/21/2019 5:23:21 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:24:48 PM PDT
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Publius
Re: Duel, starring Dennis Weaver
Yes, and, IMO, it was a great one.
Never saw the face of the truck driver.
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05/21/2019 5:29:33 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
The next film that Spielberg directed was done for the movies: “The Sugarland Express” with Goldie Hawn.
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:31:09 PM PDT
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Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius available at Amazon.)
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/21/2019 5:32:31 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: Nothingburger
Just wait until the first fatal accident.Because human drivers never have accidents...,
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05/21/2019 5:35:14 PM PDT
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Erik Latranyi
(The Democratic Party is now a hate-mob)
To: Nothingburger
Just wait until the first fatal accidentNaah, these trucks will be computerized! Able to instantly react to traffic conditions and maneuver on a dime!
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05/21/2019 5:38:25 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Ludicrous. We don’t need a federal postal service. It is no longer relevant. Awfully close to being about as useful as the telegraph or fax. Time to shut it down.
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