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The Autonomous Self Driving Truck is Here!

Driverless trucks have hit the roads already in the US and are being tested all over the world. Experts believe that these smart trucks will be cheaper and safer than their human controlled counterparts. The Self-Driving Truck concept aims to improve people’s lives by making it comfortable for everyone to transport goods safely without actually having to drive it. This saves up the transporter’s energy and it can be used somewhere else to make the most use of it.

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Why is it needed?

Trucking is really a tough job. One has to go through long lonely hours of driving with low pay and sedentary lifestyle. According to a survey, there were more than 3.5 million Truckers in the US in 2015. Replacing these 3.5 million Truckers by these smart self-driving trucks can definitely bring a lot of change in the flow of traffic in the US. One of the greatest advantages of these self-driving trucks is that there will be less to no chances of error that might result in traffic jams. Since you can use it 24 hours, it will exponentially raise the output of transportation networks.

PCBA:

Reliability of technology is one of the core concerns of researchers for these trucks. Since this technology is not mature enough to be rolled out commercially, it should be tested sufficiently. Failure can be catastrophic on the highway. Designing a Smart PCB that entertains all smart functions for these driverless trucks is really a tough job. Positioning and response time of sensors, cameras, Network connectivity, GPS system and many other safety features are collectively on one Smart PCBA. Advance components included in circuitry will not only make these trucks driverless but would also offer many more features like self-parking, adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping.

Benefits:

  • A considerable portion of the cost of goods we buy goes to transportation. Driverless trucks will cut down that cost since transporters will not have to pay the labor for transporting goods around. Labor savings are not the only gains that self-driving trucks will offer, they will be fuel efficient too. Since the different driving style of truckers does not guarantee fuel efficient driving, driverless trucks are pre-programmed to cruise at the most economical rate.

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  • Many well-known Automotive Industries are working on this technology. Mercedes announced its first driverless truck back in 2014 (not available for commercial use). Audi and Tesla are working on this technology too. Google has been an active participant working on the driverless technology. Vehicles altered by Google to make them autonomous even met crashes during the testing phase. Google so far has been successful in detecting cyclists and pedestrians around them and ensuring their safety. Moreover, it also minimizes accidents on the road because human error in not involved.
  • Self-Driving Trucks are going to automate millions of jobs worldwide in near future. Many people will be able to take advantage of this. The World will experience a new era of transportation. Our lives will be faster and more productive.

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